Ash Kethum should be over the age of 10

Thanks for the response. I would like to remind my opponent that if next round, he doesn't type nothing more than "no argument as agreed upon" He will lose 7 points. Anyway, now to begin.REFUTATIONS"Pokemon is a children's TV show. Ash's being 10 attracts a younger audience. Therefore, the writers clearly decided to keep him young so that it would continue to attract that audience. Parents most likely wouldn't let their young kids watch an anime show in which the main character was 16 or something because of what it possibly could turn into. Ash's age allows the intended audience to connect to the protagonist." Yes, but this can easily be changed. If we were to age Ash, children who started watching the anime would be able to grow up with it. Furtehrmore, as mentioned previously, it would bring in viewrs from all ages, making more money. So making Ash older would aid the franchise."Secondly, there is no way for you to prove that time works exactly the same way in this anime as in the real world" Actually, I can, which I will do later. However, can you prove it doesn't. Absolutely not." Just because certain things happen and change and day and night occur means nothing. Even though it may have taken Ash a year, that doesn't mean he has to become older if the writers don't want it to because this is not reality we're talking about-- it's a children's television show. The anime writers are perfectly allowed to have time work however they want. Brock hasn't gotten older. Misty never got older. In fact, I don't know any characters that got older. That includes Ash. Therefore, perhaps no one grows older. Your argument is invalid, and you cannot prove in any way that you are correct because it's up to the writer." Let me explain to you how time works. I have already proved that time passes in pokemon. This automatically makes Ash older. Even if he isn't getting older physically, he is getting older litteraly, since he lived for a bit longer every single day. This proves time is passing, and he is ageing. Basically proving my points. Even if the writers say otherwise, it is impossible for them to stop Ash from litteraly ageing. Take immortals in movies for example. Sure, it looks like they never aged, but they actually did. They are occasionally thousands of year old, just like the fairies in fairly odd parents. They age, even though they don't physically, since time passes. I have proved time passes in the pokemon world, thus making Ash older. Because of such, he should be older than 10.======================================================================================= This debate isn't weather or not the writers have a say, but what age Ash should be. Sure, the writers can say he is 10, that doesn't mean it's automatically right. The writers left things in the story, such as night and day that proves time passes. And if time passes, Ash is getting older than 10 every second. Because of such, I have already proved Ash should be older than 10. My opponent proved nothing whatsoever. He only stated personal opinion, whereas I stated facts based on the series, and countered all of his arguments. He claims I can't prove the time is the same, but he can't disprove it. I did however prove time still passes, which means Ash should be older than 10. I would like to give out some voting tips.Conduct: He only stated personal opinion.S&G: I had superior grammar throught this entire debate. He had various "choppy" sentances. Arguments: I proved that time passes thus making Ash age, proving my point. I had proof supporting my position. My opponent stated personal opinion, and said whatever the writer says goes, even though this is false as I have proven. I explained why not only should Ash be 10, but why it would benefit the franchise.Sources: I am the only one that presented a source. This is a clear win in my favour. Please vote for me. If my opponent continues to argue, he will recieve a 7 point deduction.