According to comic book author Gerard Jones, the Incredible Hulk undid much
             of the psychological damage done to him by overprotective parents and a
             repressive culture. By awakening little Gerard to his alter-ego, the Hulk
             empowered him, helped him find an avenue for the repressed rage and
             powerlessness that most children experience. Violent fantasies, what Jones
             calls "creative violence," can be a psychological heal-all, of special
             benefit to young children who otherwise feel unable to properly channel or
             express uncomfortable or unacceptable emotions like rage. "Killing
             Monsters" is a well-written, artfully constructed article that employs
             three of the Greek rhetorical techniques. Jones begins by pulling at the
             reader's heartstrings with pathos. His choice of diction and focus on
             children together form a skillful use of pathos to prove his point that
             violence can be healthy. However, Jones does not disappoint readers seeking
             a sounder, rational argument. The author segues from pathos into logos
             logic with a one-line paragraph on page 451: "That's when I started the
             research." In addition to interviews with psychologists, Jones relays
             anecdotes and offers concrete examples to back up his claims. The author
             also inspires confidence in his readers by entrancing them with ethos: by
             including interviews with professionals as well as by asserting his own
             expertise as someone who has been swayed by the power of comics and who has
             witnessed a series of positive transformations in young people permitted to
             engage in "creative violence." Although it lacks purely scientific data,
             Gerard Jones' "Killing Monsters" contains pathos, logos, and ethos and is
             therefore a rhetorically effective and engaging article.
             The first page of "Killing Monsters" relies heavily on pathos; Jones
             lures his readers into supporting his arguments by stimulating emotional
             response. The first sentence of the pie...