This paper focuses on an article in the Washington Post titled Why the Supreme Court should rule that violent games are free speech. The author of the article is called Daniel Greenberg and the paper will specifically focus on the way the author has employed a number of writing mechanics in presenting his arguments. Among the things to be highlighted include the way the author present himself as credible as possible. This refers to the use of ethos. The other thing to be seen in this case is the way the author has argued through the use of emotional speech. This is called pathos. This refers to the way his text is emotionally appealing to the readers. Apart from ethos and pathos, the paper will also discuss whether there was use of sound reasoning
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The author starts by presenting the way the case involving the prohibition of video games from the minors is taking a lot of supreme court’s time that they could have used to handle more important issues. From here, the author moves to the part that reveals the current issue or problem that the video game developers are facing. After highlighting this problem, the author goes ahead to discuss how this problem emanated from the California State. Consequently, he gives logical reasons why the law should be scrapped. He for instance says that despite the fact that the California State ruled that violent video games be prohibited from being sold to minors, the same law was struck down by the US Court of Appeals, which said that it was unconstitutional. The author also claims that the same anti-video-game measures have been struck down by other courts in U.S (Greenberg, …show more content…
This is because he argues that apart from engaging the players in imaginary violent acts, the games accord players meaningful repercussions for the choices they make. He gives an example of a game called BioShock in which the player encounters people who are genetically modified and have been victimized by a mad ideology. At this point, the player is left with the option of helping the unfortunates or exploiting them for genetic resources. The action of the player in this game dictates the end of the game. This is a logical reasoning because the game help the player to understand that choices have consequences and hence the player will appreciate the importance of wise choice
The author starts by presenting the way the case involving the prohibition of video games from the minors is taking a lot of supreme court’s time that they could have used to handle more important issues. From here, the author moves to the part that reveals the current issue or problem that the video game developers are facing. After highlighting this problem, the author goes ahead to discuss how this problem emanated from the California State. Consequently, he gives logical reasons why the law should be scrapped. He for instance says that despite the fact that the California State ruled that violent video games be prohibited from being sold to minors, the same law was struck down by the US Court of Appeals, which said that it was unconstitutional. The author also claims that the same anti-video-game measures have been struck down by other courts in U.S (Greenberg, …show more content…
This is because he argues that apart from engaging the players in imaginary violent acts, the games accord players meaningful repercussions for the choices they make. He gives an example of a game called BioShock in which the player encounters people who are genetically modified and have been victimized by a mad ideology. At this point, the player is left with the option of helping the unfortunates or exploiting them for genetic resources. The action of the player in this game dictates the end of the game. This is a logical reasoning because the game help the player to understand that choices have consequences and hence the player will appreciate the importance of wise choice