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Are video games addictive or harmful?
Are video games addictive?
PHI 103 Informal Logic
Ashford University
The topic of video games is talked about all the time, but the big issue regarding video
games is if they’re addicting or not. Video game addiction doesn’t seem like it would be real or a
, Are video games addictive or harmful?
big issue, until you understand how dependent people become on them. In 2011, Rebecca
Christie was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a court in New Mexico for allowing her 3 year
old daughter to die of malnutrition while she spent hours on hours nonstop playing World of
Warcraft (Vitelli, 2013). While video games seem harmless, people that become dependent on
them for coping to their everyday life will kill for them, literally.
Article supporting video game addiction
This article I found argues how video game addiction is real. It pleasures a part of the
brain that gives you satisfaction, and it helps you escape from real life. The reasoning given is
based on these premises:
Premise 1: Mobile gaming provides a reward to the pleasure centers of the brain, and acts
similarly to a drug, when you complete tasks, win, or advance, your brain receives satisfaction
(Softonic editorial team, 2016).
Premise 2: When faced with problems in daily life, people escape by using video games to feel
pleasure and satisfaction to avoid their every day life.
Conclusion: Gaming is addictive and can sometimes take over somebody’s life resulting in
consequence or punishment if not handled professionally.
Evaluation:
While evaluating this article, I came to the understanding that the research does not
strongly supports the premises given above. The article doesn’t provide clear research or
statistics, more so just a description of how the brain works. It mentions how video games act as
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