Rhetorical Analysis Of Just One More Game

Anderson, the author of Just One More Game, is a journalist and a critic (Anderson 105), that evaluates the identity of video games. Throughout his text, Anderson is attempting to persuade his audience that video games are the reason why we make certain choices in our lives. Chabon, the producer of Kids’ Stuff, is an award-winning author, with dozens of published works with various genres. Chabon is trying to persuade his audience of comic book producers that comics should be made accessible to children instead of just being made for adults. While both Anderson and Chabon both have clear and concise rhetorical appeals in relation to their audience, Chabon, has a more successful rhetorical purpose considering the detail and strategy that he

Anderson repetitively informs the audience about how accessible the “stupid games” have gotten. “Today it has been downloaded… equipment for kids,” (Anderson 107). It is clear that the journalist was prepared to disclose any facts that he had to help back up his claim on the effects that video games have on society, as well as how accessible the video games have gotten in the past few years. Although Chabon does the exact same thing for his audience, he provides more vivid details about the declining sales of comic books. “But the strange counter-phenomenon to this indisputable… neighborhood of 80 million today),” (Anderson 916). Chabon has more than enough statistical evidence to induce his audience to accept his

“Today we are living… world of stupid games,” (Anderson 106). The author is excruciatingly critical of the consumers and the producers of the video games that he refers to as “stupid games”. He makes that obvious as he continues with his rant. It also seems as if Anderson exhibits a little bit of anger and frustration with the consumers and the producers of the stupid games. “The game involves launching peevish birds… enough to hook them,” (Anderson 106). The author is clearly mocking the consumers of this product by explaining the it in an unsophisticated manner. In all, although the author is exhibiting an emotion to the audience, it is not a deep connection in relation to the