Rationale for Genres

TimelineI chose to use the timeline as one of my genres because of how it shows the change
overtime of the debate. It shows how the worry and blame has shifted over time to new mediums
of entertainment. It starts out with print media like comic books, then shifts to television and
movies, the finally the blame ends up being pinned on video games. From this perspective one
might predict that in the future a new medium of entertainment will come out, and the gaze will
then shift from video games to this new medium.
Sources Used:
Lyons, Christina L. "Media Violence." CQ Researcher 14 Feb. 2014: 145-68. Web. 11 Oct.
2014.

Graph/ChartI chose to use the chart because of how clearly it shows that as video games became more
and more popular and mainstream, the violent crime rate decreased. From this information one
could infer that video games actually reduce real life crime. Also this shows that the violent
crime rate has been going down over the past few decades. Most likely if you were to ask
someone who watches the news often if they thought that the violent crime rate has been going

If violence is an accepted subject of timeless art and literature, why question it in contemporary modes
of expression? - Joan E. Bertin

up or down, they would probably tell you that it has been increasing. After all, nowadays the
news seems to only report stories about politics, Hollywood, or crime.
Sources Used:
Jennifer Truman, Lynn Langton. Criminal Victimization, 2013. U.S. Department of Justice.
Web. 11 Oct. 2014.
Entertainment Software Association. ESSENTIAL FACTSABOUT THE COMPUTER AND
VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY. 2006. PDF file.
Entertainment Software Association. ESSENTIAL FACTSABOUT THE COMPUTER AND
VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY. 2014. PDF file.

Persuasive EssayI chose to use the persuasive essay because I felt it would be the best way to voice my
opinion on the topic. I could tell everyone what I felt and also give advice on how I think they
should approach the topic, and what parents should do about letting the children play video
games.
Sources Used:
Lyons, Christina L. "Media Violence." CQ Researcher 14 Feb. 2014: 145-68. Web. 11 Oct.
2014.
DVera Cohn, Paul Taylor, Mark Hugo Lopez, Catherine A. Gallagher, Kim Parker and Kevin T.
Maass. Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993 Peak; Public Unaware. Pew
Social Trends. Pew Research Center. Web. 11 Oct. 2014.
If violence is an accepted subject of timeless art and literature, why question it in contemporary modes
of expression? - Joan E. Bertin

Meeks, Torrey. "Violent Video Games Are Not Linked to Real-World Violence." Popular
Culture. Ed. David Haugen and Susan Musser. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2011.
Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Study: Video Games Don't Cause Violence." Blast (1
Apr. 2007). Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 11 Oct. 2014.
Peckham, Matt. "Researcher Says Linking Video Games To Gun Violence Is A 'Classic Illusory
Correlation'." Time.Com (2013): 1. Business Source Complete. Web. 11 Oct. 2014.

Advice column
I chose to use the advice column so that I could show some common questions that
people might have about violent video games and then give advice from my perspective so that
people would understand how I feel about the issue.
Sources Used:
Gordon, Serena. "Violent Video Games Do Not Promote Teen Aggression and Violence." Teens
at Risk. Ed. Stephen P. Thompson. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2013. Opposing
Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Violent Video Games May Alter Brain Function: Study."
www.healthfinder.gov. 2011. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 11 Oct. 2014.

If violence is an accepted subject of timeless art and literature, why question it in contemporary modes
of expression? - Joan E. Bertin