Introduction
This author of the article gives an elaboration of the importance of various aspects of violence in the media are of the essence in helping the children to develop ways of dealing with the society in an effective manner. The author argues that violence in the media is constructive and good for kids since it enables the children to cope with various aspects of violence in the society. The author argues that the society itself is a violent place, therefore; the children should be subjected to such acts of violence in order to get used to such activities as well as developing ways to tackle such activities. Jones argues that violence in the media helps in exposing the children to the harsh realities in life, therefore, proper preparedness to violence is facilitated. The author argues that these aspects of violence helps the children to gain power at their adolescence as well as facilitating security and safety from the harsh environment. The author also argues that media violence enable the children to cope with anger or rage.
Jones used the ethos in trying to persuade the audience about the importance or validity of media violence in the development of children in the society from childhood to their adolescence stages in life. Jones tried to persuade the audience by appealing to his own character and credibility. He gave an elaboration of his own personal expertise and experience in his life in order to prove to the audience the credibility of his arguments for media violence. He showed clearly his experience in the media violence and used it as a basis to convince the audience about the importance of such violence in the lives of kids. The aspects relating to his personal experience are of the essence in proving the credibility of the article in supporting the aspects of media violence in relation to children. He talked about his experience as a comic writer as well as dealing with a certain project which enabled the children to cope with the aspects of violence in the society. He argued that his project was helpful in helping the people to gain self-knowledge as well as being heroic and brave in dealing with various harsh situations in life. The discussion about his profession and experience helps in convincing the audience by considering him as trustworthy and competent in his field pertaining to media violence.
Jones also persuade the audience to believe the importance of media violence in the lives of kids by using pathos. The author tries as much as possible to appeal to the emotions and feelings of the audience in relation to the role of media violence in the lives of the kids. The authors show the sad and painful experiences that the kids go through if they are not exposed to such actions of violence in the society. The pain and problems that the kids go through is used by the author to appeal to the feelings and emotions of the audience on the importance of media violence in the day to day activities of the lives of the children. He argues that the media violence helps the children to escape the hurtful and stressful feelings in life. These aspects relating to stress and to hurt of feelings of the kids appeals to the emotions of the audience in believing Jones's argument as right in helping the children to cope with such challenges and painful experiences in life.
Jones also involves the use of logos by appealing to the reasoning and logic of individuals in his arguments concerning the importance of media violence in the lives of kids. The author argues that media violence is useful in helping the children to cope with the harsh realities of life. He argues that the exposure to the acts of violence in the media gives the children an opportunity to approach life in openly since the children will be aware of the challenges they should expect. The logical and reasonable arguments of Jones concerning media violence help in convincing or persuading the audience to believe such aspects of violence to be important in the lives of children.
In conclusion, the use of rhetorical appeals in this article plays an important role in trying to convince the audience that media violence is good for the kids. The author used rhetoric appeals in persuading the audience or readers to believe that media violence in necessary in the lives of the children.
