Do video games cause aggression?

Introduction
Background

Nowadays, video games are becoming more popular. As there is a lot of violent
video games, the question “Do video games cause aggression” become an
important topic. Research on exposure to television and movie violence suggests
that playing violent video games will increase aggressive behavior. ( Craig A
Anderson, Brad J Bushman, 2001)

Thesis Statement

This essay argues that playing violent video games can increase aggressive
behavior.

Thesis map

 The relationship between violent video games and aggression.

 Violent video games cause not only verbal aggressiveness and aggressiveness
actions but also anti-social behavior.
 Violent video games can also decrease in people good behavior.

Body paragraph 1

Contributing argument 1: violent video games has a connection with people’s

aggressive behavior.

 Psychological studies find that video game play is associated with markers for
violent and antisocial attitudes. (MICHAEL R. WARD,2011)
 Laboratory and correlational studies often find a link between violent video
games and minor or benign forms of aggressive behaviors. (Anderson et al.,
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 73: 1213–1223, 1997)

Body paragraph 2
Contributing argument 2: Violent video games can cause not only verbal
aggressiveness and aggressive actions but also anti-social behavior.

 laboratory exposure to a graphically violent video game increased aggressive

thoughts and behavior.( Craig A Anderson,2000)
 Analyses also reveal that playing violent video games also decreases anti-
social behavior. ( Craig A Anderson,2001)

Body paragraph 3

Contributing argument 3: Violent video games can also decrease in people good
behavior.

 An updated meta-analysis of violent video games reveals that it increases in

aggressive behavior, aggressive cognition, aggressive affect, and
cardiovascular arousal, and to decreases in helping behavior. ( Craig A
Anderson,2004)