John Dorn Child Abuse Statistics
According to the article “Child Abuse Statistics & Facts” on Childhelp website, state agencies estimated 702,000 victims of child mistreatment. This amount of children would be able to pack ten football stadiums. Childhelp also states children who experience neglect and abuse are nine times more likely to be involved in some type of criminal activity. Jon Dorn, a visual artist, works in a variety of media and genres. Jon has illustrated many comics; however, one about a father abusing his son then blaming the violent video games for his violence sticks out the most. A number of individuals who mistreat their children are similar to the father in the image, blaming graphic video games for their children's violence. Video games are not the factor
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Jon utilizes two out of three parts of the rhetorical triangle through this comic. Jon’s use of pathos pulls the heartstrings of parents, by making them feel sorry for the mistreated little boy. Jon does not appeal to logic using statistics or studies; although, he does show the abuse going on and the gun at the end. Showing these two things together helps the viewer to understand that his father’s violence has made him violent. Jon did not employ the use of ethos with this image. If he had used authority in his argument, it could have been strengthened. He provided the viewer with a visual image intended to provoke thoughts about the connection between violence and video games. This image is not only designed to spur new ideas, but also refutes a pre-existing argument. An individual could look at the cartoon and see parenting problems, responsibility problems, gun violence or even a political …show more content…
One of Jon Dorn’s many visuals conveyed this argument appropriately. Statistics show that children who have been mistreated have a higher chance of being involved in criminal activities, than an individual who plays violent video games regularly. Video games can be graphic and have violence in them, but it is not enough to influence individual’s lives. Abusive parents in today’s time will do all that they can to deflect the blame from themselves, and place it on something or someone else, even if it is on a virtual video
Jon utilizes two out of three parts of the rhetorical triangle through this comic. Jon’s use of pathos pulls the heartstrings of parents, by making them feel sorry for the mistreated little boy. Jon does not appeal to logic using statistics or studies; although, he does show the abuse going on and the gun at the end. Showing these two things together helps the viewer to understand that his father’s violence has made him violent. Jon did not employ the use of ethos with this image. If he had used authority in his argument, it could have been strengthened. He provided the viewer with a visual image intended to provoke thoughts about the connection between violence and video games. This image is not only designed to spur new ideas, but also refutes a pre-existing argument. An individual could look at the cartoon and see parenting problems, responsibility problems, gun violence or even a political …show more content…
One of Jon Dorn’s many visuals conveyed this argument appropriately. Statistics show that children who have been mistreated have a higher chance of being involved in criminal activities, than an individual who plays violent video games regularly. Video games can be graphic and have violence in them, but it is not enough to influence individual’s lives. Abusive parents in today’s time will do all that they can to deflect the blame from themselves, and place it on something or someone else, even if it is on a virtual video