Shooting in the Dark by Benedict Carey 1.

The author, Benedict Carey, has worked in multiple newspapers, including New York Times and Science Times, reporting on psychology. This makes him a credible author due to his background in reporting beha ioral studies. !. The article is discussing the same sub"ect as my paper. #. The article is almost entirely based on sources, including multiple studies and $uotes %rom psychologists. &. 'e does not show any biased, ha ing most o% his opinions backed up by $uotes or studies. (. The source is up to date, but shouldn)t matter, considering the sub"ects studies ha e been inconclusi e and the only ariation in the topic would be opinion based. *. 1+. ,ood sources and $uotes, making the author as unbiased as possible.

Do -iolent -ideo ,ames Contribute To Youth -iolence on .roCon.org 1. This article is %rom a database, meaning there is no credited author. This makes the article somewhat untrustworthy, due to there being no name gi en to the person who compiled this in%ormation. !. /t gi es good background in%ormation and some studies. #. The author uses a lot o% e idence, such as research charts on ideo game sales and satirical comics. &. The article is almost entirely %acts, only letting an authors oice connect the sources together in a coherent way with no biased. (. This article was edited within the month, which is important %or a topic that is based around a still e ol ing media o% entertainment. *. (01+, good source, but the lack o% author makes it hard to recommend. The School Shooting0-iolent -ideo ,ames 1ink by Christopher 2. 3erguson 1. The author is an associate pro%essor o% psychology at Te4as 567 and studies media iolence, in particularly, ideo games. 'e is more than $uali%ied to talk about this sub"ect. !. This article shows how current links are irrele ant and that most claims are in alid or %aulty. #. The author pro ides e idence, including the ideo game sales compared to iolent crimes in youth chart that is o%ten used. &. The article seems to %a or the side o% ideo games not causing iolence, but not hea ily.

(. The source is slightly out dated, which is a problem when discussing research and connections between e ents. There could ha e been aluable research that was not a ailable when the article was written that there is now. *. (01+, due t it8s age and slight biased, it may be use%ul, but only i% there hasn8t been any recent material to contradict it. 7ind ,ames by 5lan ,ershen%eld 1. 5lan ,ershen%eld has worked %or twenty years in the %ield o% ideo games and is currently working to use ideo games to promote education. 'e is a good authority on the positi e e%%ects o% ideo games. !. This source pro ides a good counter argument %or why ideo games are not all bad. #. This article is mostly a personal story with his own iews, so there isn8t a lot o% e idence. &. The article is biased in %a or o% ideo games not being bad, due to his close relationship to them. (. /t is recent and that is important %or his %uture iews to still be rele ant. *. 901+, although it8s not %ull o% highly in%ormed sources, it is by someone who understands ideo games more than most people and the potential they ha e. -iolent -ideo ,ame :%%ects by Craig 5nderson, Douglas ,entile and ;atherine Buckley 1. 5ll three authors work in the %ield o% psychology at /owa State uni ersity. They are more than $uali%ied to run and analy<e psychological studies. !. This would make a good argument to show an opposing iew point to my own. #. The author pro ides multiple studies. They are all well designed and %ormatted. &. The claims seem to be slightly biased towards ideo games causing iolence, but not un%airly so, only to the point o% ha ing a stance and pro ing it. (. The source is slightly out dated, but the studies should still be alid unless pro en otherwise. *. =01+, it would make a great de%ense %or the opposing iew point and show that their claims are not all speculation.