Debunking Media Violence

I found this piece quite entertaining to read, however, it didn’t seem like a formal piece right from the beginning as the author used a lot of reader inclusion. In this case it shouldn’t be used because it is a formal piece. As I had mentioned in my previous blogs the most effective of the four blogs was Henry Jenkins. Once again I find no competition in terms of argument, style, structure and the use of devices. However, the piece did involve a lot of allusions and anecdotes, which kind of made up for the use of reader inclusion. All the points were strong and supported by strong and reliable resources, but once again if it was considered an informal tone piece it would have been great. But as a formal piece it doesn’t follow the key differences between an informal and formal piece.

I felt that this piece wasn’t very organized as the points were all over the place and not synchronized as any persuasive piece should be; regardless of whether it’s formal or informal. Towards the end of the piece it got worse as it became a little more rushed and lacked flow between arguments. The involvement of examples such as Tom & Jerry could’ve been effective if used in the right manner. However, the jumping between ideas made this piece ineffective when compared to the others. The major upside to this piece was the use of statistics and facts to support all the opinions. Therefore the argument was enhanced to an extent.

Overall, I wasn’t satisfied with this piece, as a result of the lack of flow between the points and the inconsistency of the arguments.