read the two passages.\npassage 1\nviolence in video games is unavoidable. more than half of the top video…

read the two passages.\npassage 1\nviolence in video games is unavoidable. more than half of the top video games contain some element of violence. does this lead to violence in the real world? logical people know the answer, and the facts prove it. between 1994 and 2004, video game sales increased by 204 percent. during that same time period, the arrest rate for juveniles committing violent crimes decreased by 63 percent. these facts make it obvious that video games are not a problem.\npassage 2\nthe majority of video games contain violence. children playing these games leads directly to acts of violence. several studies, including a 2014 study by the journal of the american medical association, have\nwhich passage provides the more effective argument, and why?\n○ passage 1 is more effective because passage 2 relies on personal anecdotes as the main evidence.\n○ passage 1 is more effective because it uses overstatement for extra emphasis, and passage 2 does not.\n○ passage 2 is more effective because it contains logical and anecdotal, while passage 1 contains a bandwagon appeal and a false dilemma.\n○ passage 2 is more effective because it presents data as empirical evidence, and passage 1 does not.

read the two passages.\npassage 1\nviolence in video games is unavoidable. more than half of the top video games contain some element of violence. does this lead to violence in the real world? logical people know the answer, and the facts prove it. between 1994 and 2004, video game sales increased by 204 percent. during that same time period, the arrest rate for juveniles committing violent crimes decreased by 63 percent. these facts make it obvious that video games are not a problem.\npassage 2\nthe majority of video games contain violence. children playing these games leads directly to acts of violence. several studies, including a 2014 study by the journal of the american medical association, have\nwhich passage provides the more effective argument, and why?\n○ passage 1 is more effective because passage 2 relies on personal anecdotes as the main evidence.\n○ passage 1 is more effective because it uses overstatement for extra emphasis, and passage 2 does not.\n○ passage 2 is more effective because it contains logical and anecdotal, while passage 1 contains a bandwagon appeal and a false dilemma.\n○ passage 2 is more effective because it presents data as empirical evidence, and passage 1 does not.

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Brief Explanations:

Passage 1 uses a bandwagon appeal ("Logical people know the answer") and a false dilemma (suggesting only two options: video games are a problem or not, without considering other factors). Passage 2 presents logical evidence (mention of studies) and anecdotal evidence (implied by the connection between playing games and real - world violence, though it could be more detailed). Anecdotal evidence is not as reliable as logical evidence in a formal argument, but when combined with logical evidence (like references to studies), it can strengthen an argument. Passage 1's use of "Logical people know" is a bandwagon fallacy (assuming that because a group is defined as logical, their opinion is correct) and the false dilemma (not exploring other relationships between video games and violence, like desensitization which is neither "video games cause violence" nor "video games are not a problem").

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Passage 2 is more effective because it contains logical and anecdotal, while passage 1 contains a bandwagon appeal and a false dilemma.