War On Abstract Nouns: How the Debate on Video Game Violence is “Doing it Wrong”

Touching on common questions asked by both sides of an ongoing debate, Shawn Gordon of Fairchild6.com embarks on a journey to rediscover the crumbled bridge between sides: proper scope of questioning and grammar.

Terms like "violent" rapidly transform from a simple adjective and become the centerpiece for a war – a war on an abstract noun. The first and usually most important casualty of any war is grammar. Semantics and context, which lead to understanding facts, take a back seat to private agenda and spiral into a culture war.

Get a peek at a chapter of what will evolve into a book on the topic.