A debate.

First, I'm going to rebut PRO's case and then I'm going to present mine. >>>RE: Point 1: Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) may cause more injuries or accidents than other physical education (P.E.) activities that can be used in place of it. 1) PRO's argument is very weak as the main problem with it is that he is insisting that Dance Dance Revolution (which shall henceforth be referred to as DDR) is more accident/injury prone than playing Dodgeball (a sport where players intentionally ATTACK each other with balls), Weight lifting (an activity that can EASILY result in serious injury or even death given how misuse of the weights can cause one to crush themselves or break their bones), Football (again, intentional physical ATTACKS on one another) and Basketball (example: FOULING). I could go on, but these are enough to establish my point. If PRO wants to keep students from playing DDR, then he should be insisting that they be kept from engaging in MOSTLY any other activity involved in PE. 2) As for the comparison between Aerobics and DDR, whereas it's true that one could indeed get motion sickness or even a seizure from DDR, the solution to this is to simply allow students a limited amount of time (as most video game manuals recommend) when engaging in this P.E. activity as spending too much time on anything (even aerobics) can be detrimental to a student. >>>Point 2: DDR may cause above-average weight loss in children. 1) Ladies and gentleman, I'd like for you to scrutinize PRO's source carefully. Notice how there is no place within it that backs PRO's argument; that DDR can easily serve as an incentive for children to have above-average weight loss for students who are UNDERWEIGHT. Thus, with this being noted, he has no basis for his argument. 2) In addition, turn his evidence around as it actually BENEFITS my argument given that it points out that DDR is an excellent incentive to aid individuals with obesity (heck, it shows how DDR can help even those who are 200 pounds overweight). 3) Implementing DDR to help overweight children is merely PART of the benefits (more on this in my case). Now to provide my arguments. >>>>CONTENTION #1: Child Obesity has been a problem in terms of economics and health. First, I would like you the take a gander at the following information presented from the official statistics concerning childhood obesity: "According to research, childhood and teenage obesity has increased by four times over the past 40 years. Childhood obesity statistics also indicate that over 70 percent of overweight adolescents will be overweight or obese as adults." (1) Second, I would like you to take a gander at the following quote gathered from a study in Appalachian communities: "In one study of children in Appalachian communities, 2 out of every 3 children were considered either overweight or obese." (3) Third, I would like you to observe the following information gathered from "Health in the Balance, 2005, Institute of Medicine" : "Economic Costs - In the twenty years from 1979-1991 the hospital costs for children and youth have risen from 35 million in 1979-1981 to 127 million from 1997-1991 (Preventing childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance, 2005, Institute of Medicine)." (2) So, from these three pieces of information, we know that not only are MANY of our children (our country's/world's future) SUFFERING daily, but that this obesity is a SERIOUS economic problem as well (and given how bad the US economy is right about now, we certainly need to lose as much "weight" [pun not intended] as possible). From this, we gather that SOMETHING should be done about the common obesity problem. >>>>CONTENTION #2: DDR is an effective means of getting people to lose weight. Look back to my rebuttal to PRO's second contention and notice the reliable evidence he provided to back up the claim in this contention. The main idea we can gather from his evidence is that DDR can serve as a weight losing process that is fun and highly addictive. What's even more interesting is the fact that players who weigh over 300 pounds can get into it and willingly play the game enough to get in shape. This is hardly ever the case for games such as dodge ball or activities like jogging. As Gail Woodward-Lopez, associate director of the UC Berkeley Center for Weight and Health has suggested, if DDR is implemented alongside the traditional PE methods, it has a great chance of motivating children to be in shape (3) >>>>CONTENTION #3: DDR improves hand eye coordination, dance and rhythmic skills, and gives students the incentive to be more active in PE. 1) PRO has already conceded that DDR improves hand eye coordination, so I'll just go over the benefits to heightened hand eye coordination skills. With good hand eye coordination skills, one can become a better typist and a better driver. We must keep in mind that good typing skills are on demand for many careers. In addition, given the number of automobile accidents that occurs DAILY in the US alone, better driving skills is certainly a demand. 2) DDR can also help students improve their dance skills and lets face it, there will probably come in time in their life when good dance skills pays off. When you're in a club, you most certainly don't wanna make the mistake of looking like an idiot when you're dancing as it's assured that mostly everyone else will laugh at you. For guys in particular, showing some good dancing skills make just be the ticket to getting some action if you catch my drift. In addition, studies indicate that Intelligence And Rhythmic Accuracy correlate with each other directly (4, 5). Given that rhythmic accuracy is just what DDR can improve, one could say that DDR can actually serve as a means of expanding ones intellectual capabilities. Given how low the US ranks in education at the moment when compared to other countries (6), going about the route of implementing DDR in schools would be beneficial overall. Finally, DDR would serve as a means of making more students in PE have the desire to participate. We must keep in the popularity of video games as well as the impact they have on our culture and way of life. Since DDR is a video game (a VERY popular one at that), interest and participation in physical education would increase, thus allowing students to benefit from the class more so than they currently do. Thus, for the reasons presented, I hold that DDR should be implemented in schools that can afford it. And that'll do it for now. I now stand ready for my opponent's counter speech. SOURCES: (1): http://weight-loss.emedtv.com... (2): http://www.buzzle.com... (3): http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu... (4): http://www.sciencedaily.com... (5): http://faculty.washington.edu... (6): http://kapio.kcc.hawaii.edu...