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Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

I think books are better as TV can cause obesity as many people just sit infront of it, it has been proven to cause violence and it reduces learning. Also, books increase someones imagination and creativity as they have to imagine things in the book for themselves.I am not completely against TV but I do believe that TV is very bad in large amounts and books are very good for peoplehttp://www.echoworld.com/B05/B0510/B0510TVBad.htm
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: TV

Obesity is not caused because of TV it is caused because of unhealthy eating habits and not exercising and everything has been proven to cause violence in a small amount of people also documentaries help you learn TV is not just comedy it can be informational and relaxing at the same time TV can also increase creativity I rest my case.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

While there are benifits to TV, i think books are better overal for learning as they require more focus.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

books make you more intelligent. they can also say what people are thinking.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: tv

TV can say what people are thinking aswell. like a voice over.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

books are always better than tv coz. books give more knowledge than tv does.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

movies don't give full information but books give you full information that is why the books are so thick , and the LED TV is so thin :p
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

where did you find this debate! lol! its so old. :D
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: tv

How can the stories that you read give you more knowledge than the documentaries on TV?
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

stories written are given out as scripts fr most of the TV documentaries. n documentaries on TV, try n cut short everything, hence u receive even less knowledge!!!
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

TV is terrible. Except for Spongebob maybe. That's an alright show. Still, the majority of television is awful. So I'd have to say books based on that.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: tv

I absolutely disagree with the expression that Spongebob is alright show. It is non intellectual cartoon without any logic sense.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

Moreover, this cartoon makes television for children distructive. That is why would not exclude Spongebob from the list of awful programs which are exist on TV.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: tv

I really hate it when people seem to think that everything that's digested has to be somehow beneficial to the viewer. It's a harmless show that's supposed to entertain children by making them laugh. It's not much more than that, but condemning it for what it is becomes a little extreme.Considering this is all opinion though, and you don't seem like one to change their stance easily, I'll just go ahead and insist that you lighten up on cartoons. They're cartoons.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

I do not want to say that everything on television should be beneficial. Of course there are programs that make people laugh and relax but nowadays it is very difficult to find such one which would not teach us but also would not destroy people's moral principles. I would like to mention that when people watch TV they overlook the fact that many programs propagandize not the best qualities of human such as disrespect, debauchery, swearing in particular cases, violence and cruelty.As for the children, they are very perceptive to information and remember it immediately. During this young period they are in the process of development. As for me television misleads children from real human values. I am not against cartoons but they have to help young ones to understand what is bad and what is good. But what can we see now? Such cartoons like Batman, Spiderman and X-man at first glance there is nothing awful. Pretty cute little animals or little men running around, fly, fight against evil, or to solve their daily problems. Nevertheless, if you look deeper they are not cartoons for children. They are full of aggression and even those who struggle with evil, in fact, kill, shoot, and always someone yelling. What can children learn from such cartoons? To my mind it will be better especially for children to read books because they really are able to help young ones to develop imagination and expand vocabulary. As for adults, they should filtrate everything what they watch even if particular TV program seems nice.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

Sponge Bob forever hahaha :) agree with you... but little bit stupid. On TV animal planet channel is good...
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: tv

Sponge Bob is big yellow holey evil that infests TV!On the other hand, I agree with you that such channels like Animal Planet, Discovery and National Geographic are quite useful. However, these channels also have huge amount of rubbish.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

Animal Planet, Discovery and National Geographic are very informative channels. Your brain will be enriched with useful knowledge,and there is less fear of what you'll be blunt, because in our time, people prefer watch stupid TV shows like " Battle of the extrasenses" . Sponge Bob is cartoon for children just to made children silly from thier childhood. Can't imagine for what? We waste our time for what? We spend our time on all the small stuff from our childhood, and live it up to this day. All this is completely not necessary neither for us nor for our children, we must get rid of rubbish on TV......
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

If you don't mind me asking, could you elaborate on your apparent dislike of Spongebob? What about the show do you find so incredibly intolerable?
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

If those who have actually read a book, then there is really no debate.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

Its true... I watch TV and read books. All the arguments can be disputed and supported, and if you use both, TV and books, you cannot be on one side
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

some ppl cant read is absolutely idiotic to say the ppl who cant read wud always run away frm dembt even den B for books nd B for bestso books r da best i cant sleep if i wont read a chapter frm any novel each daybt actually sometimes i feel reading books all day becomes boring (in schools textbooks nd at home novels) so only sometimes i watch tv nd dat 2 news channels hence by reading books i can even pass my time nd even improve my speaking skills
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: tv

By watching you are starting to show that you can't stand against the new technology.Books improve your writing skills not your speaking skills.TV improves your speaking skill
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

Books offer improvement with grammar and spelling skills. Plus it's more creative. With TV everything is done for you. With books you can imagine the characters looks and the setting with your own little creativity in it. Plus you can take books anywhere and everywhere without disrupting anyone.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

Any good books you would recommended. I'm kinda restricted in the books i normally read.Oh and in my opinion the mediums are incomparable, although if someone put a gun to my head id say books, which is kinda hypocritical given that i watched far more tv in my short lifetime.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

Well, Books is better than T.V. because T.V. makes you eyes bad is kills imagination dead! Read 'Television' by Roald Dhal you'll know it all!!! :) :) :) :)
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

When you read a book you economize your money. I would like to mention that when you read a book, you do not need to buy any devices for reading and it is not necessary to use electricity.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: TV

There is such thing as an e-book and you need device for it. But televisions also economize your money because you only pay for it once and it is convenient to watch everywhere. Books do economize money but it wastes space that we need more money to give it some space in shelves. And what do you do with the books you don't read anymore. You just waste your money on books that you won't read later
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

Books enlighten the soul. Books don't destroy the morals of children. Books throw the mind into a series of questions, they take the readers to mystical places, paradise, and even the kitchen sink. They change your perspective on life and often give the reader a sense of relativity. Television is like a drug. It's as bad as nicotine. Fahrenheit 451, the Night Circus, The Secret Garden, Inkheart... Do I have to further explain..?
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: TV

Books also destroy the morals of children. It doesn't have a warning about age limit or inappropriate image. Televisions are almost like books but they show image instead of words.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

I say books are better because It has you use your Imagination so the more you read the more your Imagination improves and It helps you to Improve reading, grammar, and it improves your writing skills!!!Also I want to say I HATE commercials!!!I hate Sponge bob!!! I would say PBS Kids, history channel, and the other Channels that help kids or adults get smarter I would say are good!
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

I thick that book are better than TV is it is better i can put you in a whole norther wold and it is educational
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

because its better for young kids that have to do school work and its healthier for their eyes. When kids need to do their homework they need to do more reading than watching tv. :-)
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

some people can't read.Well some people can't hear.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

Have any of you noticed that those who are against books are the ones who have terrible arguments. Like that person who just said TV is awesome with many exclamation marks and in capitals. That clearly proves that books are much better than TV because it TV rots the brain.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

I love books, I love getting lost in them. They also improve your literature (so my English teacher said :P)
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

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Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

my teacher also told me that LMAOi totatly agree you can also improve many skills throughout the
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

A book can make you cry, laugh, create, and even love. A book can give a guide line for your imagination to fly on. Bed, the best place for books, you can take a book anywhere that a tv can't go and more. A book can go to the cafe, the restaurant, it can even go onto a plane. Books are portable and can go anywhere. TV cannot.Books can increase IQ or even just help you learn a few words. Reading a book can immediately increase your vocabulary and speaking ability, and if there is a new word that you do not know, you can go to the dictionary and look it up; also surprisingly a BOOK.IMAGINE, a land where anything you wanted was created in a heartbeat. Now you are using your imagination, something that a book will vastly increase if you want it too. A TV will make you think what it wants you to. A book will give a few words and you can do the rest.After a few good arguments I regret to inform you TVers that you have been SKOOLED Sincerely Fancy Potato
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: TV

SAME WITH TV
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: TV

yEah RIGHT !
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

TV is bright, noisy and has annonces.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

i agree, TV has to much of ads to convince kids to buy something very silly.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

books even reduce our electricity bills! which uses much of our spending money
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

1. Books don't ruin your eyes like TV. does.2. Books allow your brain to imagine rather than doing it for you.3. Reading books a lot can help you with spelling.4. Reading books a lot can help you write better.5. Reading books teaches you to read. Watching TV. doesn't
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: TV

1. yea.. if you sit 2 inches away2. okay... fair3. not exactly because people like me, don't remember spelling from reading4. how... your not righting when reading5. this isn't helpful for all people.. some people don't learn that way.. i have to right things by rememberingplus while watching TV you can do something else simultaneously
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

Books are definitely better than TV because reading may improve vocabulary, imagination and writing. Books can be most enjoying.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

Books are enjoying and may improve writing, vocabulary and imagination
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

Television is almost the exact same thing as books, the only difference is, you actually have to move your eyes for books
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

one must also move their eyes for looking at all the funny characters displayed on the television...
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: tv

well, yes it is me again, the one who made the argument.......... you do have to move your eyes to read aswell otherwise you woudnt really be reading you would be staring at the page.......and..... no i am not finished yet..............some people have small TVs and some people have big TVs but you dont have to move your eyes around that much........okaaaaayyyyyyyyy...........i think i am done.................................FOR NOW!!!!!!!!
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

You are arguing against books and in favor of television because books make you move your eyes?In my opinion, books exercise imagination and visualization abilities far more than television. When you read a book, it is up to you to fill in the gaps; what the scenery looks like, what the main character looks like, and so on. People say that nothing can live up to what one imagines, and there is no such thing as bad acting or shoddy CGI in books.I also think that books expand vocabulary and improve spelling and grammar more efficiently. This may someday change, but all of my favorite stories are in books. There are films and television series that mean a lot to me, but so far nothing explores a theme like the written word.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

Books will be always great whatever the new technological developments emerges books has its fixed place in every humans heart
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: tv

yeah in a box.Nobody can stand against development.TV also gives you information and stories like books
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

All TV shows are written down as scripts (a form of book) first...
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

Books r like cool! TV is not! Books are for nerds, Tv is for weirdos, I think Black ops is better! ROFL!
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

books is well better than tv because it is cheaper to buy a book if you wanted to buy a tv it would be really dear and you have to buy a tv licencebooks can help you learna lot of the stuff on tv is either violent or not right for kidsso books are well better
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

books are better than TV because most of the TV kids watch add influences to them which are not good and most parents don't care what there children watch and I thank book are better because you learn more from books.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

books are better than TV because TV can make you blind. your eyes can also hurt alot if you watch to much.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

T.V is much better than books. When you watch T.V you don't get the full effect of what's happening. When you read a book you much more and descriptive words. It can you to other places and worlds. When all T.V. does is rot your brain. Watching T.V. has also been linked to health problems.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

1) If you fall asleep while reading you don’t miss anything.2) It’s quiet.3) You can do it ANYWHERE including places with no cell service, electricity, wifi, or satellite transmission.4) It’s private, just you and the author linking minds and ideas.5) It’s free with a library card, and sometimes even without!6) There are no commercials.7) Your mother will not mind if you do.8) Books are easy to share.9) TV and movies have been around for less than 100 years. Books have been written for thousands and thousands of years. Everything you need to know is in them.10) They are so much fun to pick out!I think one reason is that TV is filled with crap. So much that's on TV at any given moment is really bad.You Learn MoreThe Medium Is The KnowledgeIt Helps Your CreativityIt Can Help You Socialize Because television and movies are heavily edited and condensed for time they can't give the same depth of story. A book may take 30 hours to read but it has to fit into 90 minutes for a movie. There are a lot of shortcuts needed to trim that amount of time away from a story.Television is all about packaging a bunch of cool little bits together quickly. In restaurant terms TV is fast food and books are top of the line restaurant meals.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

I strongly think that books are better than television because you can read your book any time. you can get the book any time you want.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

I think books offer much more intellectually than TV. Studies have shown that TV can lower brain function to near sleep like levels due to the lack of brain processing power required to watch. Books on the other hand improve language, writing, and vocabulary skills and depending on what topic of novels/books you enjoy, they can also provide necessary educational information that one might not discover watching "The Big Bang Theory".If you'd like another example of why a book is much better for you than a TV Show, look at the responses on both sides and tell me which side is better articulated.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

Books. Books. Books. They get into more detail, you can use your imagination and they weave the story around you much better then some half-assed, edited to hell, movie or TV show.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

Anyone who has ever read a book, then watched a movie adaptation knows the answer to this one. Books are way better.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

books are better than TV because if you fall asleep, you won't miss the ending
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

Books have a better use than TV’s. TV causes obesity, is bad for your eyesight and kills brain cells. We all know you can watch NBA Live, Baseball and The super bowl live on TV, but why not just buy tickets? They’re cheaper than TVs, and its way more enjoyable, you may as well just watch it on your Android or IOS. And those stupid marriage shows, No one cares, it’s not like anyone cares about strangers getting married. Books help you with more knowledge, and also educate you. And heaps of books are suited for each age, level and spelling level.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

Books are easily accessible and contain information from education to entertainment for all ages young and old. You can take books anywhere with you and they can be placed in your bag or an extra carry bag. Unlike TV, you can buy books for extremely cheap prices, ranging from large novels priced at around $30 and short children books priced at $5. Most books can even be borrowed at local libraries for free. There are also text books which include the hard copy of the digital work. The maximum cost for these books are $50, which, in the long run, is cheap. Compared to paying all those electricity bills for watching TV, charging your portable devices etc and buying movies from $5 to about $30.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

A lot of this is taken from an article, however that does not discount its validity.I believe that books are better than TV. I am not discounting television at all. All I am saying is that books are better. In 2013, there was a study performed at Tohoku University in Japan. A team led by Hiraku Takeuchi examined the effects of television on the brains of 276 children, along with amount of time spent watching TV and its long-term effects. Researcher Takeuchi found that the more TV the kids watched, parts of their brain associated with higher arousal and aggression levels became thicker. The frontal lobe also thickened, which is known to lower verbal reasoning ability.The more hours of television the kids watched, the lower their verbal test results became. These negative effects in the brain happened regardless of the child's age, gender, and economic background.In the same year, a study was done on how reading a novel affected the brain. Gregory Burns and his colleagues at Emory University wanted to see the before and after effects of reading based on fMRI readings.College students were asked to read Pompeii by Robert Harris, a thriller based on the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy. The book was chosen due to its strong narration and a dramatic plot based on true events.After reading the novel, the students had increased connectivity in parts of the brain that were related to language. There was also increased activity in the sensory motor region of the brain, suggesting that readers experienced similar sensations to the characters in the book.There are also long-term effects from reading books. Reading keeps your mind alert and delays cognitive decline in elders. Research even found that Alzheimer's is 2.5 times less likely to appear in elderly people who read regularly, while TV was presented as a risk factor.Six minutes of reading can reduce stress levels by 68%, according to researchers at the University of Sussex. Reading beat out other relaxing activities, including listening to music (61%), drinking tea or coffee (54%), and taking a walk (42%).
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

IT IS JUST A FACT. you can't deny it. have you ever read harry potter or divergent, then watched the movie and thought, WHY DID THEY SKIP THE BUTTER KNIFE SCENE(or killing tris. stupid stupid producers.)
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

Books work your imagination in ways some might not even know. i can learn 90% more in an hour of reading than an hour of TV. TV also drains the brain of what it needs the most, IMAGINATION!!!!!!! TV is also very unclean these days. Did you know that out of maybe 600 programs only 3 might be educational!
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: TV

as well as you may think this, many people are trying to promote education online and tv is mainly for entertainment.also we as humans need to adapt to the future world and technoligy
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

The longer I watch TV the faster my brain shrinks. News is Fake/Propaganda (Nazis had a minister of propaganda), shows are overly sexual and fictional. The only advantage TV has over books is sports entertainment.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

TVs are likely to cause Alzheimer's Disease shown in studies. Alzheimer's can cause memory loss from mild to horrible ones.
Debate: TV is better than Books
Side: Books

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