Reality Bytes Eight Myths About Video Games Essay

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http://www.pbs.org/kcts/videogamerevolution/impact/myths.html Logos Jenkins, Henry. "Reality Bytes: Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked." PBS. KCTS Television. Web. 5 Sept. 2015. . a. What is the central message of this text? Please explain it in your own words. The central message of this text is that video games are not a cause of aggression in youths, and that using them as a scapegoat is only masking the real issues. b. How would you define your position as an audience member (resistant, neutral, etc.)? With your own position in mind, what kind of audience do you think the author is trying to reach? Please provide an example to support your answer. My position regarding this issue would be sympathetic. I grew up playing video games …show more content…

What appeal(s) are being used in this text (ethos, etc.)? Give a specific example from the text to support your answer. The author primarily appeals to the audience using logos. He brings statistics and data from research studies throughout the essay. He either provides background information on why the studies are misleading or just presents a fact. For instance, “According to a 2001 U.S. Surgeon General 's report, the strongest risk factors for school shootings centered on mental stability and the quality of home life, not media exposure” (Jenkins, “Reality Bytes: Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked”). He provides data like this through the essay. He is strongly trying to appeal to the audience’s sense of logic and …show more content…

What is the central message of this text? Please explain it in your own words. The central message the author is trying to convey is that the rapid scanning of information we do on the internet negatively effects our intelligence. Also he would like everyone to be aware he is writing a book that you can buy. b. How would you define your position as an audience member (resistant, neutral, etc.)? With your own position in mind, what kind of audience do you think the author is trying to reach? Please provide an example to support your answer. I would consider myself neutral on the matter, I haven’t put much thought or research into this topic before reading this article. I believe that the author is trying to reach an older audience, people who were wary on the internet in the first place. That audience is looking for other people to reaffirm their opinions with, which this article might do for them. The tone of the article makes it sound like he’s talking to his peers, at the time this article was released, Nicholas Carr would’ve been fifty years old. In addition to that, the publication that published the article has an average readership age of 39-61 years

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