In the late 1990s a furious debate about how video gamers are prone to violence rippled through the news, almost on a daily basis. This debate had been kicked off by several horrific school shootings, the most known was the Columbine High shooting on April 20, 1999. The online article by Nic Fleming "Why video games may be good for you" opens with gruesome details of the shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary and how it only took authorities a few hours to link the massacre to violent video games. Fleming then explains how the opposite may be the truth, that the effects of action video games may be good for the brain. Fleming has a very firm view on the impact of the games on the brain. His audience is geared towards people who enjoy playing video games and who would like to learn more about how they are good for you. Fleming uses research from neurologists and psychologists to persuade the reader to accept his ideas. By privileging physiological and psychological evidence Fleming portrays an ethos of a dedicated neurologist.
Basically, Fleming argues that "20th-Century video gaming research often failed to distinguish between game genres." Fleming's main point is that different kinds of video games can and will help the brain. Studies lumped together have gathered information on how the brain processes different types of video games like racing cars, shoot outs, street fighting, and completing puzzles. Fleming uses examples of research and experiments that have people believing that your brain, vision and multi-tasking will improve. In developing his reasons that the type of game has distinct effects on the brain he quotes a variety of experts such neuroscientists, psychologists, and physiological and behaviour specialists.
The author reaches out to the readers with logos by exploring the widely held belief that video games are not beneficial and attempts to persuade the reader to believe otherwise.
