Comments on: Does Violent Media Cause Aggression? http://www.manageangerdaily.com/2008/09/does-violent-media-cause-aggression/ Newsletter Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:22:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Carissa http://www.manageangerdaily.com/2008/09/does-violent-media-cause-aggression/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Carissa Tue, 01 Mar 2011 18:26:01 +0000 http://www.manageangerdaily.com/newsletter/?p=13#comment-248 this article really helped me with my Psych class thanks Gina! this article really helped me with my Psych class thanks Gina!

]]> By: Dr. Gina http://www.manageangerdaily.com/2008/09/does-violent-media-cause-aggression/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Dr. Gina Wed, 09 Jun 2010 06:27:49 +0000 http://www.manageangerdaily.com/newsletter/?p=13#comment-114 Hello Dustin, Thank you for your thoughtful commentary. The research I used to support the blog post is listed in the post (Newsweek and the American Psychologist). I urge you to review the Bushman and Anderson review of the literature and see if you don't agree with the conclusions I presented. I really appreciate your comment! Hello Dustin,
Thank you for your thoughtful commentary. The research I used to support the blog post is listed in the post (Newsweek and the American Psychologist). I urge you to review the Bushman and Anderson review of the literature and see if you don’t agree with the conclusions I presented. I really appreciate your comment!

]]> By: Dustin http://www.manageangerdaily.com/2008/09/does-violent-media-cause-aggression/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Dustin Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:46:37 +0000 http://www.manageangerdaily.com/newsletter/?p=13#comment-113 Dear Gina, I just wanted to say that I'm currently in an English 102 course focused on analyzing pieces of writing, their viewpoints and what their author might be intending. As a part of this course I'm tasked with several major projects, one of which deals with the negative effects of media and possible solutions. One of our papers was written based on analyzing a written piece, it’s goals etc. I was going to use your piece “Does Violent Media Cause Aggression?” as a source not only for this piece but for my research assignment. However, after reading your, granted, informal blog posting you seem to pass off several points as fact. Your first sentence “A national study in 1999…” doesn’t cite where this study came from. Similarly do your sentences, “By the time the average American child complete elementary school…”, “They discovered a link between media violence and real violence. Historically violence in the United States increased dramatically in 1965, when the first generation of television watchers became old enough to start committing violent crime. Studies in several countries show a similar pattern. As television is introduced into a new country, the rate of violent crime increases.”, and “However, in July 2000, six major professional associations signed a joint statement…”. You also use many words that have negative emotional connotations like; alarmingly, toxic, dramatically, serious problem and consume when speaking about the subject that you are trying to persuade your audience against. Your article succeeds in being quite persuasive to the casual reader however; it seems to be hardly objective in its take on media violence, which greatly hurts its credibility and use. Overall, I agree with your conclusion and agree that we need to make informed personal changes when dealing with this subject though I might suggest that in the future that you properly site where your information comes from especially since your audience is primarily, I assume, parents and teens who may not have ready access (or even the know-how) to this information. I’d also like to take a moment to address the tone of my letter to you – though it may seem terse or even condescending I merely intend for it to be both an observation and positive criticism that might actually help you in the future. Thank you for reading Dear Gina,
I just wanted to say that I’m currently in an English 102 course focused on analyzing pieces of writing, their viewpoints and what their author might be intending. As a part of this course I’m tasked with several major projects, one of which deals with the negative effects of media and possible solutions.
One of our papers was written based on analyzing a written piece, it’s goals etc. I was going to use your piece “Does Violent Media Cause Aggression?” as a source not only for this piece but for my research assignment. However, after reading your, granted, informal blog posting you seem to pass off several points as fact. Your first sentence “A national study in 1999…” doesn’t cite where this study came from. Similarly do your sentences, “By the time the average American child complete elementary school…”, “They discovered a link between media violence and real violence. Historically violence in the United States increased dramatically in 1965, when the first generation of television watchers became old enough to start committing violent crime. Studies in several countries show a similar pattern. As television is introduced into a new country, the rate of violent crime increases.”, and “However, in July 2000, six major professional associations signed a joint statement…”.
You also use many words that have negative emotional connotations like; alarmingly, toxic, dramatically, serious problem and consume when speaking about the subject that you are trying to persuade your audience against. Your article succeeds in being quite persuasive to the casual reader however; it seems to be hardly objective in its take on media violence, which greatly hurts its credibility and use.
Overall, I agree with your conclusion and agree that we need to make informed personal changes when dealing with this subject though I might suggest that in the future that you properly site where your information comes from especially since your audience is primarily, I assume, parents and teens who may not have ready access (or even the know-how) to this information.
I’d also like to take a moment to address the tone of my letter to you – though it may seem terse or even condescending I merely intend for it to be both an observation and positive criticism that might actually help you in the future.

Thank you for reading

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