Some people believe that increasing violence in the media is the cause of increasing violence in our society, especially among children. Others believe that children's peer groups and parental role models are a much more powerful influence on children's behavior.
Today, there are two main arguments on the reasoning behind increasing violence in society. The first argument blames violence in the media. The second states that peers and family have the main influence. I, personally, would agree with the second argument for several reasons.
Firstly, studies have shown when it comes to the development of values and character in children, the biggest influencers are the parents and the peers. Parents are the original influencers, providing their children with the foundation of their understanding of the world and how it works. As the children grow older and spend less time with their parents and family and more time with their peers, peers become more of the character builders. Children often shape their personality, their likes, their dislikes, their behaviors according to the friends they spend their time with. Now, whether these parents or peers are encouraging violence is variant throughout society and are often based on socioeconomic status, location, and other social aspects.
Second, violence in the media today are often distant from the viewers. For example, there have been several terrorist attacks occurring in the country of France. U.S. media, like CNN, cover these stories and broadcast them on American television. While these attacks are tragic for the French, this occurrence is happening several thousand miles away from the U.S. The sheer distance is argument enough to claim that violence in the media, like this, is not a cause for violence in U.S. society. Its like the common phrase, "out of sight, out of mind". Americans do not see the violence on their own home front, and therefore do not respond or think about it; at least not for that long.
Third, using the same example of the French terrorist attacks, this same media coverage is portrayed as detrimental to society and downright evil. Thus, discouraging the use of violence altogether. If violence in the media has any sort of influence on its viewers, it would be that violence and terror is bad and should not be followed.
While it may seem implausible, the first argument has some legitimacy. Media can be a major influencer because of its sheer presence. Media is seen any and everywhere at all time in everyone's life through TV, magazines, billboards, social media, etc. It's possible to see violence almost everyday. However, in my opinion, my third argument, that media portrayal of violence as ultimately bad, trumps the idea that over exposure of violence produces more violence because its ultimate goal is to expose violence as an example of what not to do. It is ultimately discouraging it. Because of the stronger influence of family and peers and the manner in which violence is portrayed in the media, I strongly agree with the second argument and believe that it is a much more plausible cause for increasing violence.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 5, column 287, Rule ID: EVERYDAY_EVERY_DAY[3]
Message: 'Everyday' is an adjective. Did you mean 'every day'?
Suggestion: every day
...tc. Its possible to see violence almost everyday. However, in my opinion, my third argum...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
first, firstly, however, if, may, second, so, therefore, third, thus, while, at least, for example, sort of, in my opinion
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 22.0 19.5258426966 113% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 5.0 12.4196629213 40% => OK
Conjunction : 20.0 14.8657303371 135% => OK
Relative clauses : 9.0 11.3162921348 80% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 41.0 33.0505617978 124% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 58.0 58.6224719101 99% => OK
Nominalization: 31.0 12.9106741573 240% => Less nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2413.0 2235.4752809 108% => OK
No of words: 473.0 442.535393258 107% => OK
Chars per words: 5.10147991543 5.05705443957 101% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.66353547975 4.55969084622 102% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.63197822536 2.79657885939 94% => OK
Unique words: 235.0 215.323595506 109% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.496828752643 0.4932671777 101% => OK
syllable_count: 747.0 704.065955056 106% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 12.0 6.24550561798 192% => OK
Interrogative: 0.0 0.740449438202 0% => OK
Article: 5.0 4.99550561798 100% => OK
Subordination: 5.0 3.10617977528 161% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.77640449438 113% => OK
Preposition: 7.0 4.38483146067 160% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 25.0 20.2370786517 124% => OK
Sentence length: 18.0 23.0359550562 78% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 60.9500254307 60.3974514979 101% => OK
Chars per sentence: 96.52 118.986275619 81% => OK
Words per sentence: 18.92 23.4991977007 81% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.88 5.21951772744 93% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 7.80617977528 13% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 6.0 10.2758426966 58% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 14.0 5.13820224719 272% => Less negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 5.0 4.83258426966 103% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.293392819223 0.243740707755 120% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0753458794168 0.0831039109588 91% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0556317285125 0.0758088955206 73% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.143711684534 0.150359130593 96% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0360543057242 0.0667264976115 54% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.1 14.1392134831 86% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 53.21 48.8420337079 109% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 7.92365168539 39% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.3 12.1743820225 85% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.3 12.1639044944 101% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.13 8.38706741573 97% => OK
difficult_words: 108.0 100.480337079 107% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 6.5 11.8971910112 55% => Linsear_write_formula is low.
gunning_fog: 9.2 11.2143820225 82% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 11.7820224719 85% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 58.33 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.5 Out of 6
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