Blog #3 – Sample Intro/Thesis
The intro before the intro – After we were told that we had to write an argumentative research paper, I could not come up with a good one with my current topic. If you’ve read/seen my 2nd blog post, then you’ve noticed that I changed my topic. My new topic is to disprove that violent video games make children more aggressive but I’ll also argue that video games are beneficial to children in a variety of ways.
Most educators, politicians, local media, parents, tutors, your neighbor and their mom will tell you that video games are bad for you; they’re violent, pointless and make children more violent because they try to imitate what they see. Research has been conducted to prove all of this to be true. But what if the research/researcher was biased when the research was conducted? When it comes to research, research methodology is everything. The researchers that tried to prove their theory that violent video games led to children being more aggressive and violent misinterpreted the results and made exaggerated results based on the available data. Past and current studies show that there is no connection with violent video games and aggression. It also shows that video games can be beneficial for children.
Hello, Rodrigo!
ReplyDeleteYes, I believe that video games are made-out to be more villainous than they really are. One really great thing about video games is that they provide a more impersonal way for autistic children (and adults) to interact with "others". On a personal note, my sister, who has Downs syndrome, has used Wii games to become more physically active in order to lose weight and to improve her health and self-image. While video games were used in a combination with other things, the result was positive in so many ways.