This term, we are going to learn to debate following some rules and guidelines that we will learn about soon. To get ready for this, we need to have some practice sharing our views about topics and backing them up with evidence and reasoning. This week, instead of a 100 word challenge, we are going to write about the following topic. You can write either in support of this argument or you can argue against it. It’s up to you. Remember that you need to support your ideas with evidence and examples. There is no length limit for this task but it needs to the best argument you can put forward.
August 1, 2016 at 9:18 am
I strongly disagree with this argument because Pokemon is a game that has been around since 1996 and I am sure that almost everyone in the world either plays or has played a Pokemon game. Pokemon Go is a game that helps you get outside and enjoy life with your friends instead of sitting at home and playing on your device. Pokemon Go allows people to exercise and have fun while doing it. So in conclusion I strongly believe that Pokemon Go isn’t dangerous and parents should let them play the game!
August 1, 2016 at 9:54 am
I agree because people are getting to addicted with the game and many people have gotten lost playing this game, video games were made to be played inside and some people walk off with strangers. So if you like Pokemon I recommend laying the card game because it is much safer for everybody including adults even though the Pokemon go game is completely different game than the card game you could make a similar game in your back yard. You could do it like an Easter egg hunt but use stuffed toy Pokemon instead so in my opinion you should not play Pokemon go because it is dangerous.
August 1, 2016 at 9:55 am
I disagree because some people are responsible and some people are just dumb and can’t control them self and the people that are doing the right thing shouldn’t get punished.
August 1, 2016 at 9:56 am
I strongly believe that Pokemon go is a dangerous game that parents should stop there kids from playing it because……
My first reason why I think Pokemon go should be banned is because a lot of people have taken the game way to Seriously and aren’t paying attention to there soundings and what is around them.
My second reason why I think Pokemon go is a bad game to play because it uses a lot of data on your iPhone or iPad and waste your battery very quickly.
My third reason why I think Pokemon go is a bad game is because people are going into other people’s property to find Pokemon and not caring about the people’s property.
August 1, 2016 at 10:00 am
Debate
I do not support this argument because I believe Pokemon Go is a fun, active game that makes players get out and exercise. People have been hurt playing this game because they were not aware of their surroundings. Most people love the game Pokemon go and are very careful while playing. But there are some people that are addicts. This may be good or bad, it is good because they go outside for a change but it can be bad, they might not be aware of their surroundings and walk into someone’s backyard to catch a Pokemon. Would you like to go out on a Pokemon adventure and come back to people in your backyard catching a mewtwo, THATS YOUR MEWTWO!
This game can be beneficial to your health but to catch certain Pokemon you have to be in certain places, so you would have to drive around and be a lazy couch potato. But I would say drive to were you need to go and get out and walk around.
August 1, 2016 at 10:00 am
Debate
I do not support this argument because you could just do it with an adult around you or just be aware of your surroundings. I have played pokemon go and I am aware of my surrondings while walking around. Most people love the game pokemon go and are quite cautiuos while playing it. I mean if you dont want wour child going out in the open, then get your couch potato of a father to take him out.
Some people are addicts and might need someone, this could also be beneficial to your health aswell. The bad side of Pokemon go is that you cant be in all the places were and you could get unwanted strangers showing up at your house to catch a pokemon, all the people wont show that much respect for your property.
That being said some people are nice and would be respectectful about it. There are sertain pokemon that can only be caught in sertain places around the world like tauros in America, Farfecht in Asia and Kangashcan in Australia. Those pokemon take exploration to the max and there are eggs that you can only hatch by walking 5km and there is only a huge variety of pokemon in the egg so it you wont get the same pokemon in a row.
August 1, 2016 at 10:02 am
Pokemon GO
I strongly think parents should stop there kids from playing Pokemon GO
Firstly I strongly believe Pokemon GO should be banned because people don’t look around for cars and people are taking the game to seriously. A lot of people have died playing Pokemon GO.
Secondly people are going into private property to find Pokemon when they should not be.
Thirdly I think Pokemon GO is a bad game because it takes up a lot of data on your phone or iPad and a lot of battery
August 2, 2016 at 10:38 am
Pokémon Go Is NOT a Dangerous Game!
I believe that Pokémon Go is not a dangerous game for these following reasons.
My first reason is that it is a great exercise game and it feats you outside. People have also said that Pokémon Go has made them spend more time with their friends outside.
Another reason is that if you want to have w break for example you want to go to a park there will most likely be a PokéStop. A PokéStop is a place where you can put lures down and draw Pokémon to you while you are sitting at a park.
My third reason is that instead of buying PokéBalls you can walk to a PokéStop and collect some PokéBalls which helps with your fitness and how you have to walk to different PokéStops to collect PokéBalls.
My final reason is you could meet people you would’ve never met before and start playing Pokémon with them. You could also ask for any tips to see where any rare Pokémon are.
I strongly believe that all these reason are fair and that Pokémon Go is not a bad game.
August 2, 2016 at 10:39 am
Pokemon isnt a bad game. It is designed to get people out and moving while catching pokemon. It is a fun game to play. The game does remind people to stay alert at all times so there is no reason to say that the game is dangerous.
August 4, 2016 at 8:17 am
Pokémon Go is NOT a dangerous game.
The new craze for Pokèmon Go has taken over the world. But like anything, it has come with its own difficulties that have included deaths and people injured. That’s what the haters of Pokémon Go have picked out and used against the game. But it’s not the game, it’s the person’s common sense. If your not careful enough, you can come into a path of a car or train. But as long as you have a parent with you or a BRAIN, you would think twice when crossing a road.
Pokémon Go can really engage a child with a parent. Parents have said their children have asked them to take them to the park to hunt for Pokémon. Or to drive them to the nearest pokéstop to collect more pokéballs. They have taken the dog for a walk while looking for Pokémon and have walked around with friends. Parents have trusted their children to be careful when walking around and most of them have. Sadly many children have died because they have disobeyed their parents decisions and have snuck out at night. A 15 year old boy has been shot for trespassing on private property. He allegedly had found a rare Pokémon and walked around the home twice before entering through the bedroom window. The widow living there had woken to the sound of the window opening. She panicked and fired two shots at the boy. It was a stupid decision from the boy and he should never had left without permission and should never of entered the home. It’s again, common sense.
Players of the popular game have joked about the surprising influence it has had on the amount of physical activity they engage in daily. The players have been surprisingly losing lots of weight and have become more physically stronger. People all over the world have set up kilometre walks, hunting for Pokémon. Pokémon go has broken many records and will stay as a popular game for a while. Yes many people have said its a dangerously game. Yes it can be but all you need is common sense.
August 4, 2016 at 12:19 pm
I think that parents should ban Pokemon go because people have been killed like stabbed runned over and robbed. People don’t watch were they go witch annoys people exspeicaly when they walk out in front of cars. And sometimes people walk into other people’s property’s. There was this thing on YouTube that I watched and this guy walked into someone’s property and the person that lived in that property came and chased him with a baseball bat.
August 4, 2016 at 2:23 pm
I strongly believe Pokemon go is a dangerous game that parents should stop their kids from playing. I think it should be banned because it’s dangerous, it takes up too much time and you need wifi.
Pokemon go is a dangerous game because people get distracted and they don’t pay attention to what they are doing. There are road accidents, there are people falling off cliffs and lots of near misses.
Some players aren’t going to school and going to work and they sometimes get to work or school late and they are really tired when they get there because of the hours they are always playing. Some kids aren’t talking to their parents because they are addicted to their iPads and phones.
This game also needs wifi and it takes up way too much data on devices so some people are getting really big bills.
August 4, 2016 at 2:23 pm
Pokemon go debate
AGAINST
I’m going against Pokemon go because I strongly think that there are too many incidents with this application. I know it’s not entirely the creators fault for these tragic incidents.
As people get distracted trying to play the game, they forget about their surroundings therefore this leads to dangerous things like an 19 year old smashed into a school in Melbourne and that’s just one of the many examples. This application also hasn’t been out for a very long time and there has been many incidents and I couldn’t imagine how many more bad things would happen in another year.
The dangers of this application are crazy. There are people breaking into places just to catch Pokemon. People are trespassing, having car crashes and many more things.
The game is also really addictive to some people therefore they miss work, school and those people who do that stuff get fired from work and maybe too tired to do any learning.
There are more negatives than positives about this game.
August 4, 2016 at 2:24 pm
I strongly believe that Pokemon go shouldn’t be allowed for kids because when people are playing this game they don’t pay attention to what’s going on around them so it leads up to accidents such as death and like about a week ago some one fell off a Cliff.
I think it should be banned because people are getting into trouble as in breakins and they are entering other people’s property and tresspassing just to find Pokemon.
It has also leads to car crashes because people are too busy playing the game and not paying attention to the road.
This game was only just realised about a month ago and over half the world is playing this game and it is addictive to a lot of people. People aren’t showing up to work because they stay up all night trying to find Pokemon. Such as now they are getting fired and can’t get another job because they are too busy trying to find Pokemon.
I think this game should get banned because there are mor negative this then porsitive
August 8, 2016 at 9:05 am
Pokémon Go Is NOT a
Dangerous Game!
Some people feel that Pokemon Go is a dangerous game, however I disagree. I will be giving three reasons to discuss on how Pokemon Go is not a dangerous game. Pokemon Go is already world known and has only been out for a few weeks.
Pokemon Go is a game that people interact with other people. It is a game where people can go outside and relive their childhood while being with their friends or family. So many people have been walking over 100 kilometres just because of Pokemon Go. People want to catch all the Pokemon, so they have to go to different countries. It can make people be healthier and play a game at the same time.
Although there has been some deaths, Niantic are trying to solve that problem. In my opinion I think they should cover a specific spot in red if it is dangerous. It’s not only kids getting in trouble, it’s also adults. Some people need to know when to stop and when to go.
Pokemon Go is a game where people should play it while walking and not while they’re driving. There has been many occurrences whilst playing Pokémon Go. So many people have put themselves and others at risk. People can play this game responsibly if they choose to.
In my opinion Pokémon Go is a safe game and people should play it, whether or not people think it is a dangerous game.
August 8, 2016 at 9:11 am
The war Pokemon is a good app but requires common sense
Pokemon go is a global phenomenon of the 21st century. But you have to use common sense while using it. In this debate I will explain the positives and the negatives of this app.
Firstly a positive for the app is it gives people a chance people a chance it interact. It is almost impossible to catch good Pokemon if you are cooped up inside. You can get outside and make friends while catching Pokemon. Studies have shown that people that have suffered depression and have social problems overcome these things and can go outside and meet people.
One of the negatives of this app is that people can put down a thing called lures which attracts Pokemon thus attracting players. People can put these lures anywhere. This feature of the app is not a massive fault but younger kids should be with adults while playing it and going out at night may not be a good idea. Once again get it comes down to common sense.
Another positive is that the augmented reality industry is getting a lot of attention. Recently virtual reality has had a lot of attention and people have forgotten that there is a less expensive alternative. So Pokemon Go has brought attention to this cool new form of technology that has been around a while.
My last statement on Pokemon Go is that it is extremely addictive and people take it too seriously. People have killed each other over this game… literally. This like any game is designed like any to attract people to play it, but the aspect of “catching them all”, is too great for people to just put down. People can play this game without thinking about their health and thinking more about their Pokemon’s. But once again people with common sense can place boundaries and enjoy the game without being excessive about it.
All in all Pokemon Go is an entertaining and new game that is taking the world by storm. But for people that do not use common sense is can be dangerous and unpredictable. PLEASE USE COMMON SENSE WHILE PLAYING THIS GAME.
August 8, 2016 at 9:22 am
Pokemon GO Debate!
I disagree with the following statement, ‘Pokemon Go is a dangerous game that parents should stop their kids from playing.’ The Niantic created game, Pokemon GO, is a well known game that is played all over the world by all ages. The game was first released on July 6th 2016.
Ever since its release, Pokemon GO has been one of the biggest controversial app ever. Not even 30 minutes after it’s release someone died whilst playing the game. The game was then blamed for every death that had occurred whilst the killed was playing Pokemon GO.
In my opinion Pokemon GO is a great and unique game. The statement, ‘Pokemon Go is a dangerous game that parents should stop their kids from playing,’ Is clearly based on the fact that the game has been blamed for all of the deaths that have occurred whist the victim has been playing Pokemon GO.
Many people can play a game and concentrate on where they are going at the same time but some people just can’t. Some people even decide to drive and play the game! In my opinion that’s INSANE!
This man decides to Pokemon and drive, resulting in him hitting a marked and parked police car:
https://youtu.be/1Epke0EQkfw
That is only one of many occurrences where people put themselves and others at risk. Even though people do things like this, most people are very responsible when it comes to driving.
Once people are out of their car it doesn’t get any better. There have been many deaths by trains, bus’ and people have even been shot because they have been invading other people’s property.
As stated earlier most people are able to resist the urge to put themselves and others in danger. I believe parents should let their children play Pokemon GO!
August 8, 2016 at 9:57 am
Pokemon go
I support the Pokemon go argument that states “Pokemon go is a dangerous game that parents should keep their kids from playing”. I’m going to be sharing 3 reasons and a conclusion on why Pokemon go is a dangerous game.
My first reason is that there has been many deaths from this game such as murder, vehicle accidents, falling off high areas (such as cliffs), attempted kidnappings and people getting mugged. These are some of the things that have happened from people playing this game.
People go to dangerous areas just to catch a Pokemon? Pokemon aren’t even real and they don’t help you in real life in anyway. Dangerous people take advantage of this game to steal from innocent people that are just trying to have fun. If kids stay inside and just play a normal electronic game from the comfort of your house. You don’t have to worry about all the things that people have to worry about when going into dangerous areas.
My second reason is that Pokemon was made to get people outside, but I don’t think the developers didn’t realise how many bad people are running around neighbourhoods stealing from kids. People are going out at 2:00 in the morning just to go look for Pokemon. Owners of homes and stores have even had to put up signs saying for people to not trespass on their land. People that play the game should have common sense to either ask to go onto their property or to just leave the property.
My final reason is that Pokemon is simply just a dumb game where you walk around, wasting your time just to catch some unrealistic animals that doesn’t help you in anyway at all. Parents should always know where their kids are going or go with them to wherever they go if they are young. Why would you want to at some points risking your life just to catch some Pokemon.
Conclusion
My conclusion is that Pokemon go is a dangerous that parents should stop their kids from playing. Since this game was creating it has cause more death, trespassing and robbery. Pokemon go is just simply not worth the risk that comes with going outside and playing the game.
August 8, 2016 at 9:58 am
I disagree because people should be able to play what they want and if they want to jump off a cliff to get a Pokemon and die the they can jump off a cliff to get a Pokemon. People shouldn’t judge other people because of what they play. Pokemon isn’t a bad game it’s it the people’s choice of what they do.
August 8, 2016 at 10:26 am
Pokemon GO Debate
I strongly believe that Pokemon is not a dangerous game that parents should stop there children from playing because……
Pokemon GO is a fun and active game for all ages. Many people have been able to get out of their houses and enjoy playing Pokemon GO with their friends and families. A few people have been hurt playing this game, due to unawareness to their surroundings. Majority of the people love playing this game because there aware of their surroundings and they do not enter any private property. So in conclusion I think that Pokemon GO is not a dangerous game that parents should stop their children from playing.
August 8, 2016 at 12:55 pm
I disagree with this because if people played the game wright it wouldn’t be dangerous. Also if people follewed rules they wouldn’t get fines or in trouble anyway. And for kids playing away from home their parents could go with them to keep them safe and if they get caught trespassing they should punished for a reason.
August 8, 2016 at 1:01 pm
I disagree because some people are responsible and some people are just risking it and putting others at risk. and can’t control them self and the people that are doing the right thing shouldn’t get punished.
August 8, 2016 at 1:04 pm
Pokemon Go –
I don’t agree that parents should stop kids from playing Pokemon Go for the following reasons.
Pokemon go is a great way to be active and get exercise. Studies have found Pokemon go has made people more social. Just because some people have made mistakes doesn’t mean it should stop from making all children from playing. The game will teach children to be more responsible.
How to avoid accidents
1. Stay aware of your surroundings.
2. Don’t go to weird places/don’t trespass
3. Don’t go alone
4. When crossing roads look for cars
5. Don’t play Pokemon go while driving
In my opinion this game shouldn’t be banned but it’s the parents choice. A solution is for adults to supervise their children while playing the game. I believe some parents are being overprotective the chances of anything happening while playing the game is extremely rare, accidents will happen because accidents happen for everything although it doesn’t mean it should stop all children from playing. All you have to do is use common sense and you should be fine.
I believe this game should be playable for children because of all the reasons above. This game is great from what I know lots of people including me have been going outside more to play this game and it’s a fun way to get exercise.
August 8, 2016 at 1:05 pm
Pokemon Go is a great game but you need to be responsible while playing it.
Pokemon Go is a really good game, like when has your friend called you and asked to go for a walk and when has your family said let’s go out for a walk. Not alot, ever since I downloaded Pokemon Go I went for a walk every single day. But at the same time you need to be careful when you go on a walk. (my ways to be safe when i play pokemon go down below)
1. Go with a friend or family member
2. Don’t go with random people
3. Stay aware of your surroundings
4. Don’t play pokemon while driving
These are the ways i think you can be safe while playing pokemon