Question

In the excerpt from reality is broken Jane McGonigal makes the claim that gamers are rejecting reality in favor of playing games that offer superior experiences and rewards. Select two of the ways McGonigal strengthens her argument and write to explain how and why they serve to strengthen the argument and support the claim. be sure to use textual evidence in your response, employ reasoning, provide historical example, include a counter argument, and use rhetorical features such as powerful language and repetition

Answer 1

Reading Jane McGonigal's article, we are presented with the argument that many people have preferred the virtual universe of games over reality, because the experience and expenses of the game are better than those of real life. To reinforce this argument, she shows that real life has been unsatisfactory in many ways and people have used games as an escapism, to participate in a world, where they feel satisfied and happy, where their needs are met. However, McGonigal says that this is something of concern, because it makes us close our eyes to real problems in humanity and uses the escapism of games to ignore them instead of solving them.