Wednesday, April 6, 2011

So What?

Myth 9. The effects of violent video games are trivially small. 
Facts: Meta-analyses reveal that violent video game effect sizes are larger than the effect of second hand tobacco smoke on lung cancer, the effect of lead exposure to I.Q. scores in children, and calcium intake on bone mass. Furthermore, the fact that so many youths are exposed to such high levels of video game violence further increases the societal costs of this risk factor (Rosenthal, 1986).-Source


This article tries to defend the opposite  side of the argument. They leave a big hole in their argument by changing the subject to how video game can improve the player. this is erogenous and far too vague to support a  true argument. The truth is that video games are dangerous for our current adolescents. 

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