Bullying in school and why I'm for it

As a brief road-map for what you can expect through-out the course of this debate, I will first present a few general arguments, I will then proceed to do a line by line of my opponent's case, and finally I will present a new argument before offering my conclusions of this round. = Arguments= PRO- + General arguments- First, I would like to point out that my opponent's arguments are based completely on personal opinion. Second, my opponent's lack of warrants or sourced evidence to back up their opinions. And finally I would like to point out that their opinionated arguments do nothing to the effect of refuting the points I've presented thus far in this debate. These three points should be extended throughout the debate on all areas and forefronts. + Specific arguments- A1: "I think that a measure of a persons willpower is the ability to think through all of the hormones being pumped into your body" R1: This argument does nothing to the effect of refuting mental development. It does however pose another constructive point for the Con; that being that teenagers and children along with not being fully mentally developed have to deal with hormonal imbalances. Furthermore, there is no warrant here for this rebuttal on an argument I never made. A2: "Another point I'd like to make about it is EVERYONE thinks of suicide at some point in life its natural curiosity we as humans feel the need dull pain or sadness. That does not mean however that all people who feel intense pain or sorrow should need to kill themselves. " R2: You're not covering the argument I'm making here whatsoever. While it is true that everyone thinks of suicide, not everybody considers suicide, and surely not everybody attempts suicide. The entirety of these statements are over-generalizations of the people in general based off of yourself. A3: ""pressure causes some men to break and others to break records"" R3: children and teenagers aren't men, they're children and teenagers. A4: "I also believe that our mental age and physical age can wilder differ take for example an American child and a child from a 3rd world country. Now I believe that the child from a third world country would be alot older mentally due to having actual life-threatening issues to think about. Instead of clothing or cars or one of our other petty concerns. " R4: Logically your argument may stand, but only on the surface. While you may have made a case for maturity, you've not proven anything on the grounds of mental development. Further more you offer no warrant for this claim in the first place; there is no reason to believe you in the first place as you only make a claim. A5: ". Now another thing I'd like to say is that my opponents counterargument is completely wrong. People are subjugated everyday not only in America but worldwide not only in OUR time but since the dawn of man. What about Egypt and the Jews? Jesus and the Romans? not a big religious person? Civil Rights Movement? The Holocaust? Need a more recent example? Most Americans and Muslims! Saddam Hussein and the Kurds. " R5: And you're saying these are good things? You've only strengthened my argument all the more so. If you're going to compare these atrocities to bullying, than a simply logical syllogism makes a vote for the Pro impossible. a. (insert all of the examples my opponent has presented) = Bullying b. (insert all of the examples my opponent has presented = Bad c. Bullying = Bad A6: "Also this is not a nihilistic argument because nihilism is basically the advocation of anarchy or destruction. I support neither of these, I do not state anywhere in my argument that I support the absence of law nor the praise of destruction. " R6: First off, I would like to take a moment to extend my logical syllogism across. This disproves my opponent's initial claim. Second, it is in fact incredibly nihilistic as my opponent is advocating something he openly admits is bad, simply because it is something that occurs in "the real world". CON- + Depression- I feel as though this is a huge issue my opponent is missing entirely. Although depression is something that affects those of all age groups, the impact is something much much different when considering Children and Teenagers. First as already prior noted their brains are not fully developed. Meaning that they do not have the capacity to fully deal with this wrenching emotion. Furthermore, when depression a person's outlook changes completely. And becoming depressed is certainly the primary reaction of a child being bullied, their worldview is shaken, their self-respect destroyed, and their eyes darkened to any hope. [2] "A child who used to play often with friends may now spend most of the time alone and without interests. Things that were once fun now bring little joy to the depressed child. Children and adolescents who are depressed may say they want to be dead or may talk about suicide. Depressed children and adolescents are at increased risk for committing suicide. Depressed adolescents may abuse alcohol or other drugs as a way of trying to feel better. " "Early diagnosis and treatment are essential for depressed children. Depression is a real illness that requires professional help. " [3] "In England, 223,410 kids aged 11 and 16 were driven to the brink in the last 18 months. All because of being victims to bullying made their lives hell. 2.4 million kids which is 6 out of 10, have been bullied in the past 18 months. There" = Conclusion = Bullying in schools is an absolutely atrocious thing, that under no circumstance is ever warranted. Bullying adversely effects the mental health of children and teens. Bullying takes the lives of far too many children and teens annually. Bullying perpetuates an endless cycle of nihilism and pain. Further more, my opponent's only arguments to support bullying are baseless and directly based on his own opinions. He offers absolutely no reason to support such a heinous act, and instead makes arguments which only further the con stance. I urge an Con vote in this debate. = Sources = [2] . http://www.aacap.org... [3] . http://www.addicted.com...