Debunking Media Violence- Formal Tone

For starters, this essay is definitely written in a formal tone. Simply because it doesn't address anyone specifically and doesn't use any street language or slang. In this piece the writer includes personal stories which is one rhetorical device. This proves to be effective when the writer is trying to convey a message to the audience and it connects to them on a more personal level. Another rhetorical device that this author uses is, rhetorical questions and it helps the reader think about an idea and finally the author explains in detail, following the rhetorical question. The amount of sources used in this piece is phenomenal, there are citings left, right and centre. What I though was a good idea, was how the author wrote a reference section and clearly listed his sources, for the reader to see. This helps improve credibility and also helps the reader see if this author is just making up facts or if its actually legitimate.

The author talks about cartoons, video games and even includes research. This author touched on an important argument of school shootings, and used real life events to help explain a statement. Within the school shooting subject, he once again used rhetorical devices in order to put a question into the reader's mind. This can initiate critical thinking on the reader's part and the reader will be more intrigued into the written piece. Overall I think this piece was well written, and includes proper grammer, puntucation and spelling. The author backs up alot of his statements through facts, studies and statistics.