Most people believe that exposure to violent media has negative effects on children but there are also those who believe that it can be beneficial to some as well. Amanda Hermes, a freelance writer- mainly about children’s health, green living, healthy eating, states in her essay, “Children’s Exposure to TV Violence & Aggressive Behavior” that watching violence and aggression can lead to acting violent and aggressive. In contrast, Gerard Jones, in his essay “Violent Media is Good for Kids” argues that violent media can help shy children break out of their shells, grow in self-confidence, and become more creative. Although both Hermes and Jones present reasonable arguments, I believe that Jones had the stronger argument.
Jones’ argument was stronger because he established himself as being a credible source, included real life evidence, and included a personal anecdote about the benefit of violent media in his life. Because he worked closely with a Melanie Moore, a Ph.D. in psychology who works with teens and has …show more content…
Hermes backs up her argument that violent television has negative effects on children by including the opinions of the Kaiser Family Foundation, Media Awareness Network, American Psychological Association, and American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Hermes includes a study conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation that found that “47 percent of parents with children between 2 and 4 reported that their children have imitated aggressive behaviors seen on TV.” Because Hermes does not include a counterargument, only acknowledges the opposition, in her essay she weakens her argument that violent media has negative effects on children, if a counterargument was included, then the argument would be much
Jones’ argument was stronger because he established himself as being a credible source, included real life evidence, and included a personal anecdote about the benefit of violent media in his life. Because he worked closely with a Melanie Moore, a Ph.D. in psychology who works with teens and has …show more content…
Hermes backs up her argument that violent television has negative effects on children by including the opinions of the Kaiser Family Foundation, Media Awareness Network, American Psychological Association, and American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Hermes includes a study conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation that found that “47 percent of parents with children between 2 and 4 reported that their children have imitated aggressive behaviors seen on TV.” Because Hermes does not include a counterargument, only acknowledges the opposition, in her essay she weakens her argument that violent media has negative effects on children, if a counterargument was included, then the argument would be much