Age discrimination be made illegal in the workplace

"I do not have to prove that older people are less productive; I only have to prove that age does not indicate productivity of an individual in a workplace. " In stating this, my opponent agrees that age does not serve as an indicator for agility and productivity thus agreeing that t6he act of age discrimination is unnecessary and unjust. "The problem you are having is that you think older people work much harder than younger people, which is NOT the case. Never in may case did i say that older people work much harder than younger people, i simply stated that older people tend to be more experienced than younger people. Age discrimination comes into this matter as more employee tend to hire younger workers simply because they are younger without considering there abilities thus age discrimination should be deemed illegal as it goes against the right to equal opportunity. My opponents first point is irrelevant to this debate as it talks of the factors that affects work ethics. This debate is solely centered on Age discrimination been unjust and should be deemed illegal or in my opponents case why it should not be illegal. My opponent have provided absolutely no reason as to why Age discrimination should not be banned rather he has tried to avoid this issue by stating irrelevant factors or try to state the factors that contributes to ones work ethics. The fact that he is unable to answer the question at hand "Why AGE DISCRIMINATION BE ALLOWED IN WORKPLACE" makes his whole case irrelevant. His Rebuttal: Please refrain from using such informal words "backasswards". I did not twist your words, i simply used your exact wording. My opponent is dismayed by the fact that i used his wording to strengthen my case; however, he failed to realize that he was not specific at all with his wording. "Not set in their ways" is meaning not hard-headed (As a lot of older people are) Younger people's minds are more easily molded because they are "Not already set in their ways". By using this statement, my opponent displays a fine example of age discrimination. Rather than giving a full detailed or even a mediocre research to support his judgement, My opponent quickly result to conclusions. This statement also supports my theory earlier which states that younger workers tend to make more mistakes as they are still acquiring experiences that would allow them to better succeed in there field. The fact that young minds are easily molded also means that young people are more curious to learn new techniques that requires practice and mistakes. My opponent suggest that older workers are incapable of learning new skills as fast as the younger workers due to the fact that younger minds are easily molded; however according to a 1995 research by AARP, " Although the results are mixed, some studies have also concluded that "older workers learn roughly as quickly and effectively as other workers (and, with modest amounts of computer familiarity training, even computer-intensive training requires no additional time)" (AARP, 1995). (lenny. uvm. edu/files/aging/chapter5. doc). MY opponent also failed to realize that every job no matter how advanced started off with simply tools that are stilled used in the same advanced company. " that does not mean it should be made illegal. That's like making Twinkie's illegal because someone choked on one. " My opponent neglected the fact that unlike one person chocking on Twinkies, the issue of age discrimination is not a single issue but a national problem. My opponent also fails to realize that it violates ones right to equality as well as the economic status of both the company and the United States. In conclusion, My opponent did not give me a reasonable reason as to why Age discrimination should not be banned whereas i provided the issue that it poses on ones rights but the companies economic status. Finally, i urge that the viewers of this debate vote for me as i have presented a reason why Age discrimination should be banned as well as the effect it has poses on the company. I have also countered every point made by my opponent as well as provide sources to prove my opponent wrong. Thank you.