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"Should children be allowed to play violent video games? It seems as though playing violent video games could increase a childs tendency to be violent in real life. Video games give players points and rewards for acting on violence, and thus, condition the players to engage in virtual violent behavior. The player is conditioned to be violent because he experiences feelings of happiness and achievement when receiving points or rewards that are achieved by engaging in these virtual violent acts, and thus, associates happiness with violence. If the child spends a significant amount of time playing violent video games, the violent conditioning from these games could filter into the real-life behavior of the child. Studies have also shown that video games desensitize child players to violence, making the child less likely to be disapproving of, or turned off by, violent behavior in real life."

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Analysis:

In the above passage, locate the issue and the conclusion. As you search, be sure to look for indicator words. Notice that a self-talk model of this critical-thinking process follows the first passage. Do your own "thinking aloud" (write it down just like how the text has done for passage 1 and 2) about how you would approach this passage. Then answer the following questions:

What is the Conclusion?

Conclusion:_____________________________________________________

What is the Issue?

Issue: ___________________________________________________________