Argumentative essay 

 

 

 

Research Question: Do video games contribute to aggressive behavior?

 

Potential Thesis Statement: Video games contribute to aggressive behavior because some of its competitive elements are built on excessive violence and brutality, most video games have addictive tendencies, video games also tend to normalize viciousness, and video games blur the lines between fiction and reality leading to potentially deadly situations.

 

 

 

Directions: Write an argumentative essay defending these 4 points in the essay. You can change only one of the thesis to something easier to defend.

 

 

 

1. competitive elements are built on excessive violence and brutality

 

2. most video games have addictive tendencies,

 

3. video games also tend to normalize viciousness

 

4.  video games blur the lines between fiction and reality leading to potentially deadly situations.

 

 

 

Essay will Have Introduction, Body Paragraphs and a strong conclusion.