Preston's+Project+2+Reflection

Recently, I have had the opportunity to compose a creative approach to the argumentative style of writing. Our assignment was to create an argument based around sexuality and gender in video games and present that argument using both video and text. We have used a website called Wix, which is a free website builder. It has challenged me in my argumentative style of writing and my technological abilities. The puch for an online composition via Wix has quickened my mind to the sensitivities of a culture diving head first into electronic media for communication. It is certainly becoming more and more part of daily life. Also, the requirement to include a visual aspect to my argument helped me separate the thought process from the writing; I was able to think more clearly about what my thesis was and what I actually wanted to argue. After developing a strong thesis, I was then able to apply the argumentation in a persuasive format via both text and picture. This creative approach was helpeful in gaining a broader perspective on an approach to visual argument in today's age.

I was also able to implement the big three argumentation styles in my "paper": pathos, ethos, and logos. Pathos, of course, is appeal to emotion. With the topic of gender and sexuality, it was very easy to pull pcitures in video games online that degrade and devalue women. With the right captions that implied a desire for justice in the equality and treatment of women, even as portrayed in video games, I was able to effectively evoke emotion (and occasionally throw in an accidental alliteration, like this sentence.)