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    Nearly 98% of US children and adolescents play video games, fueling a $100 billion industry. Video games have been shown to be a positive influence in many children's lives. There is no established causal link between violent video games and violent behavior.

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    Nearly 98% of US children and adolescents play video games, fueling a $100 billion industry. Video games have been shown to be a positive influence in many children's lives. There is no established causal link between violent video games and violent behavior.

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    JakeNelson
    Ms.Robillard
    LA8Hour7
    12February2015

    Inthepastdecadetherehasbeenanobviousincreaseinthepopularityofvideogames.Today
    nearly98%ofUSchildrenandadolescentsages1217playvideogames,fuelinga$100billion
    industry.Alargenumberofthesegamescontainsomesortofviolentorgraphiccontent.The
    reasontheviolenceispresentinthesegamesisbecausetheirtargetdemographicisolderormore
    maturepeople,notpreteens.Theseviolentvideogameshaveoftenbeenaccusedofbeingthe
    causeforschoolshootings,increasesinbullying,andviolencetowardswomen.Criticsofthese
    gamescontinuetoignorescientificevidenceandignorantlyarguethisagainstviolentvideo
    games,butthetruthisthatvideogameshavebeenshowntobeapositiveinfluenceinmany
    children'slives.Thisiswhyviolentvideogamesshouldbeencouragednotbanned.

    Myfirstreasonofwhyvideogamesshouldbeencouragedisthatnumerousauthorities,
    includingtheU.S.SupremeCourt,U.S.SurgeonGeneral,FederalTradeCommissionand
    FederalCommunicationsCommissionhaveexaminedscientificevidenceandresearchandfound
    thatthereisnoestablishedcausallinkbetweenviolentvideogamesandviolentbehavior.That
    meanswhenpeopleaccusevideogamesofcausingdisruptions,violentincidents,andcrimethey
    arespreadingmisinformationorlyingtotheyouandtherestofthegeneralpublic.
    Violentvideo
    gamesalsoprovidehealthyandsafeopportunitiesforchildrentovirtuallyexplorerulesand
    consequencesofviolentactions.Theyteachthemvaluablelessonsaboutrightandwrong.

    Violentgamesalsoallowyouthtoexperimentwithissuessuchaswar,violenceanddeath
    withoutrealworldconsequences.

    Mysecondreasonisthatastudydonewith1,000childrenandadolescentsagessixto18,
    concludedthatvideogamesweremorethanjustentertainment.Theyimprovedlearning,and
    cognitiveandinterpersonalabilities.Theirstudyalsoshowedthatviolentvideogameslet
    childrengettheirpersonalaggressionoutinasafeandeffectivemanner,ratherthaninstigating
    fightsatschoolorotherpublicplaces.
    Violentcrime,particularlyamongtheyoung,has
    decreaseddramaticallysincetheearly1990s.Duringthesameperiodoftime,videogameshave
    steadilyincreasedinpopularityandusage,exactlytheoppositeofwhatonewouldexpect.Some
    peoplesaythatvideogameplayersare
    morelikelytoconfusefantasyviolencewithrealworld
    violenceandthattheylackastructureforethicaldecisionwhichwouldcausethemtomimicthe
    actionstheyseeinviolentvideogames.Inrealityvideogameplayersunderstandtheyare
    playingagame.Theirabilitytodistinguishbetweenfantasyandrealitypreventsthemfrom
    emulatingvideogameviolenceinreallife.

    Thirdly,thereisalogicalfallacyattachedtoviolentvideogames.Sincehomicidalmaniacsplay
    violentvideogames,violentvideogamescreatehomicidalmaniacs.PatrickMarkey,associate
    professorofpsychologyatVillanovaUniversity,haspreviouslyridiculedthisflawedthinkingby
    saying,Itcouldsimilarlybearguedthatbreadconsumptioncouldpredictschoolshootings,
    becausemostschoolshooterslikelyconsumedabreadproductwithin24hoursbeforetheir
    violentattacks.Thiswayofthinkingcouldbeturnedaroundtoargueagainstanything.Also

    peopeclaimthatschoolshootersplayviolentvideogamesandthatitistheoneandonlyreason
    theycommittheirunforgivableacts.No,forexampletaketheSandyHookshooterAdamLanza.
    Heplayedmanyviolentvideogames,buthealsosufferedmultiplymentaldisorders.Lanzawas
    diagnosedwithsensoryintegregationdisorderwhenhewasstillinelementryschool.Hewas
    laterdiagnosedbyapsychiatristwithAspergersyndrome.Healsosufferedformobsessive
    compulsivedisorder.Hefatherspeculatedthathehadundiagnosedschizophreniaorpychopathy
    inadditiontohisotherconditions.Atthetimeofhisdeathhewasfoundtobeanorexictothe
    pointofmalnutritionandbraindamamge.Hewasalsoshunnedbyhispeerswentintoalmost
    completeisolation.Violentvideogameswerenotthecauseofthisterribletradegy,a
    combinationofmentaldisorders,isolation,andlackofpropercarecausedtheSandyHook
    shooting.Thecauseofschoolshootingsarenotvideogames.Theyaremerelyusedasa
    scapegoattohidethetruth.

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