Argumentative & Discursive Essay Demonstration

Title Argumentative Topic – Should children be fully banned from playing video games? Author AprilDolphin Date 23/5/2025 Key differences between argumentative and discursive essays to note • In any argumentative essays, you are required to pick a side and write points that support your stance on the topic. In any discursive essay, you are instead required to write and discuss as many sides as the topic as permitted by your exam resources (such as time and constraints set by the topic) • Argumentative essay tends to be binomial in nature. (The question is set that you should be able to, in the simplest terms, answer the question with either Yes or No.) While discursive essays lack this nature. Structure of Argumentative Essays as Follows: • Thesis paragraph – Background of topic, any assumptions to be made and any reasoning for the topic is made in this paragraph. • Point 1 of argument • Point 2 of argument • Point 3 of argument (If any) • Point 1 of rebuttal • Point 2 of rebuttal (If any) • Concluding paragraph Thesis • Definition of children: Any living human below the age of 13 • Using legal means to ban video games from being accessed by children is a topic of debate as there are countries that indeed restrict minors (particularly children) from playing video games by legislation and law • Strongly support a full ban for children as a means of preventing children from acting rashly out of misjudgement which will be further discussed in later paragraphs • Assumption: Loophole to circumvent such ban is not widely accessible.

Pont 1 Point Video games tend to be way more addictive compared to other forms of playing as a child. Elaboration Video games developers try to profit from video games by introducing all kinds of features designed to put young people constantly playing the game without considering safeguards for children. Explanation This can lead to addiction to the game itself which can indirectly create issues like making poor financial decision making as children as they overspend on computer games related in-game features and in-games items. Link Banning video games for young youths is a good idea to prevent them from making poor decision when they are not yet mature. Point 2 Point Video games can lead to violent behaviours in younger people who are not yet matured enough to understand and separate reality from virtual world Elaboration Children tend to mimic behaviour from people and sometimes learn from video games. Explanation It is crucial that children are not being granted access to video games, particularly games that mimic violent behaviour from using weapons to all kinds of stunts that would otherwise be dangerous in the real world Link Stopping access to video games prevent tragedy as a result of poor decision making. Point 1 (Rebuttal) Point People argue that video games is a healthy way to relax for children. Elaboration Vide