Lag Makes Me Violent

The specific argument that I chose to address with this blog is the one concerning the impact violent video games are having on our kids. I researched the topic and I found a published article CBS broadcasting concerning violent video games turning our children violent. The article, Ryan Jaslow, Violent video games make kids aggressive, study suggests, CBSNews, http://www.cbsnews.com/news/violent-video-games-make-kids-aggressive-study-suggests, had some interesting point and was endorsed by a station that I have watched my entire life. The first and basically only thing they had to say was that concerning a study in which seventy young adults were asked to play video games for twenty five minutes a day. Half of the group would pay violent games while the other half would play none violent video games. After the two groups would play their video game, they were subjected to neutral pictures and those containing violent images. The study showed that the children that played the more violent games showed less brain activity when shown the violent pictures which showed they were desensitized to a point. Any other studies trying to show any correlation between games and aggressive behavior or violent crimes never yield any viable results. This is precisely what I thought and that is if you look at violent images all day then you will not be shocked to see more as well as the fact that people can understand the difference between fantasy worlds and the real world and that different rules apply to both. If they do not then they had serious mental health problem to begin with.

Point of New

I have been brainstorming some ideas for what I could use for my Rogerian Argument assignment. My Informative essay was on video games and the benefits that they have on our society. I suppose now I will cover the more widely accepted side of the controversy. First I thought I could start with some articles about any negative effects video games may have on the body. At the beginning of every video game there are a series of warnings about the chance of suffering a seizure. I figure that must have a certain amount of validity as well as being somewhat easier to debunk in the process. Another thing I thought I might be able to cover is any negative psychological ramifications playing too many video games can have on a person. There could be a chance that these mentalities could lead to other destructive habits, such as over eating. I think the most relevant topic to today’s society would be determining if video games really do poses the ability to make otherwise normal and sedate children, more angry and violent. As a personal opinion I do not think that they can have any lasting effect and offer more of a release than a cap, but I suppose time and research will tell. These are just a few of my preliminary ideas and I’m looking forward to getting to some of the others.