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I have nowhere else to write this question cept at the ANY TOPIC GUILD where you can write any topic!

*ahem* My question is about debates. Its my first time doing a debate and I was originally in charge of just the closing statement however some members decide not to show up at the academic support center to work at the project so I got stuck with more things to do with my side of the debate.. I am not even sure if the one remaining person on my side will even do his work right.
Anyway, enough with the complaining because that will not help me with that grade.

I have to do an opening and closing statement and I have no clue how to do this.
The topic is on Videogames and Violence. My side of the debate is: Videogames does NOT cause individuals to become violent.

Anyone knows how to do this? I really need help on this.

EDIT: I just have to do the closing statement. Turns out, one of my partners did her work! ITS A MIRACLE.

First things first. Why do you say that they do not cause violence?

I have already done an essay about this topic before.. (reason why I have chose this topic)

Reasons include:

â—™ Parents put the blame on video games when really it is their own fault for not watching the child in the first place. If they didn't want their child to become violent they should have not let the child be playing the game in the first place if they are easily influenced.

â—™ Video games does the opposite of what everyone thinks, It lets people release frustrations much like sports or punching a pillow.

â—™ Violence has been around long before video games were invented. Take a look at your history books..
* Look at the game cops and robbers where children are pretending to shoot each other this was long before any video game.

More examples:
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and...here

See... I know about it.. Its just hard to put these things into words..especially if I've never done anything like it before. I might be talking as well because I know more than anyone else in my group about this subject. I.. am not a wonderful speaker.. I get very nervous. :[

As for everyone else.. keep it going. It's helping.

Ah, sorry my last post was a bit off. I tend to do things such as that unintentionally. :/
Thanks with the opening statement. I will definitely use that.

Look at what you have written down if it is in paragraph forum rip it up and burn it. You don't need useless s**t like that.
Make a list of the points you will cover, and the statistics you need. When you read from a paper you sound horrible. The only time you read is when you are quoting. The rest of the time you are going through a list of points that you know how to talk about.

When you read from a paper you head is down to the ground (bad) you will read at an unnaturally fast pace (bad), and you cannot look at the person you are talking to (Bad). You want to talk to them and the only way to do that is to look at them. YOU CANNOT READ AND LOOK AT THEM. You will look stupid as you look down at your paper and then up at the judges. Look at your audience and talk to them. Show them passion that cannot be contained in mere paper and ink! Emotions make you stronger and more persuasive, but can also make you look foolish. Don't over do it.

Now some people like to take my advice and don't read but memorize their paragraphs. They are the worst public speakers of all time becasue they cannot flow at all. You are a human not a book. Talk to them.

Don't think that statistics and facts can win on their own. I'll decimate your logic with fire and brimstone 9/10 times because I am using the emotions of the humans in front of me.

As a started I would say that Videogame is never the main source of violence.
stating as a blatant fact that videogames don't cause violence is wrong, wether people are affected because of stupidity or bad upbringing is irrelevant.

that said you are correct on the parental issues, if nobody tells an 8 year old that the stuff in 18+ games are wrong then the 8 year old will have some ******** up views (potentially, you can never state facts on the human mind).

You say videogames release frustration, what about gamers who play primarily MMo's or difficult puzzle games, or hell even Ninja Gaiden and nothing else.
the game cause frustration and anger, plenty of people ******** up a video game and then go to school/work the next day pissed about the failure in the game.
as such it is not a stress reliever for everyone.

Portrayed violence is easier to catch on to then storied violence so saying its been around for ... ever is again irrelevent.
Necessary violence to catch animals for food and the wars caused by leaders in the past cannot be counted towards modern human views on violence, mainly because we tolerate it less yet learn it more from games and movies (I'd like to add that movies and Games have the same effect generally, its only the more recent games that give more freedom that can have a stronger impact.)

To sum it up, don't start the debate with the decision that Video games do not cause violence.
it can cause violence, but not on its own.