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Replace “videogames” with “guns” to understand the 2A argument.

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I’m not sure I understand. When was the last time a video game was used to go on a killing spree?

The same argument can be used in one context and be wrong, yet used in another context and be right.

The object in the argument matters. For example, the argument that punishment reduces undesirable behavior. This could be true in criminal justice, but it’s absolutely not true when applied to early child development. It just teaches them to be scared of you if the child isn’t old enough to understand.

There might be an association between guns and violence. Is that even true for video games?

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That’s not the argument though. The argument is “videogames don’t cause this problem” which is true in both cases.

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Guns may not cause the mental health issues that make people turn violent, but they do allow violent people to become mass murderers. Video games do neither.

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That’s like saying, replace “video games” with “cars and alcohol” to understand the MADD argument.

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How so?

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Sorry, you can’t propose an analogy and expect others to think about it for themselves, but then when presented with a nearly identical analogy, expect others to spend time explaining it to you.

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