Persuasive Writing Samples: Debunking Media Violence

Travis Ryan, persuasive essay, on Debunking Media Violence is both rich and diverse. This glorified piece of writing is unexceptional perfect, as he masters the usage of rhetorical and literary techniques in his work, which overall creates the blend of professionalism and punctuality.

Travis Ryan kept a consistent formal tone throughout his persuasive writing essay. He brought up several points, which amazed me. He brings up Hollywood, which barely comes into the spotlight when talking or relating the consequences to violence. No one blames or points at Hollywood when talking about media violence, as Hollywood creates movies; where violence is shown to children, especially in their favourite action fighting movies. Thus, you can see and experience yourself that children are to re-in act the scenes from movies, which showcased their favourite superstar. Although, I would say that Professor Henry Jenkins used better and efficient diction, Travis Ryan can also be credited on his formal tone, and style for being scholarly and effective. He was able to stick with the content throughout the essay, by often relating the material to what he is trying to get across the impacts on media violence.

The mistake he made, was he that he included reader inclusions, by saying to the reader, “We, I, Our”. This makes it less effective, but at the same time, I think he uses reader inclusion, to get the audience or reader to get involved and get his points to them. A rhetorical device that caught my eyes was he mentioned, “Politicians are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to people who are attacking the media.” This is mentioned as Senators in the U.S are trying to regulate the legislation for the media contents. This which then brings to the next problem, which the author uses all this researches, materials, and resources from the American studies.

The conclusion sounded dull, and the author could have used rhetorical devices or could have had a stronger conclusion to conclude his strong essay. Travis Ryan could have reiterated the point where the V-chips and rating system for games aren’t enough to stop media violence, which could of strengthen his overall essay and conclusion. Taken as a whole, I would say that this in general is an excellent example of a formal essay, although with revision and additional material, this has the potential to be superior as Hercules.