Rhetorical Reflection These five articles all deal with the controversial topic relating movie violence and violent attacks in real life. A majority of the articles do find a correlation between the two forms of violence. However, some conclude that media violence can attribute to real violence it is not the only variable causing the aggression. They all work together to explain the ideas behind this and make a clear understanding of the real problems relating to the violent attacks in society. The authors of all the articles and research papers all came to a similar conclusion regarding the topics, they found that movie violence leading to an increase of aggressive thoughts but that it came down to the viewers ability to control their emotions. All of the researchers used the many studies that were conducted on this topic and they all produced the same results. From Linda Carroll and here observation of a recent study preformed to Craig Anderson who has studied many experiments in the last three decades they were still able to achieve the same result. …show more content…
All of the articles, and their authors, gain a significant amount of credibility throughout the article. All of the authors are either very experienced in the health and wellness field or have obtained their Ph.D. in a field relating to brain study or understanding how humans and their emotions connect. In addition to their prior knowledge, the authors also bring in a lot of outside sources to enhance their credibility. They all cite past researchers and experimental findings in their articles. In addition, they all are very aware to the contextual settings surrounding their topic. They all realize that violent acts are increasing at very fast and are trying to find a