If video games are getting criticized, then the same should apply to movies and the like. people should be out there arguing over r-rated movies, but for some reason that doesn't happen. movies like saw and hostel are out there, and they rack in quite a bit of money. the director gets the liberty of expressing himself in any way he , whether it be with an exciting car chase or a gruesome murder scene, but a video game developer is restricted. it goes to show that people just want something to blame, and video games are easy prey. identify the persuasive technique used in the text. a. appeal to emotion c. appeal to character b. appeal to intellect or reason d. discredit the other point of view

B. Appeal to intellect or reason.

Explanation:

The passage persuades the readers with its reasonable points that it illustrates through the comparisons and distinction of attitudes towards the video games and the movies. The author substantiates his point through valid illustration and convinces the readers that video games are easy prey for the critiques on the contrary the directors have the liberty to show whatever they feel pleasing in their movies, be it R-rated content or hideous murder scenes. The author appeals logically to the readers and interrogates the reason for being biased towards video games. Thus, he persuades the readers logically or intellectually.

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.

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