Debate Club Monday 22nd January 2018
The motion:
“This House believes books are better than television”
The Hazeley Debate Club had a fascinating debate today with both sides preparing valid arguments.
Proposer: Rosie
Books develop your vocabulary, education, they are cheaper than a television. Books are also healthier than television as TVs can damage your eyes. Books are fun to read and you are able to read any books available to you.
Opposer: Leyla
TV can give us information like the news and is better than books because books can give you strange ideas with scary stories. Not everyone can see but they would be able to hear the TV and also, global warming is increased with books as it we would need to cut down trees to make the paper.
Seconder: Maisie
Books are better because blind people who can’t read can use braille books and it means they can use their imagination.
Seconder: Isabelle
TV is better because there is something for everyone to watch e.g. young children have CBeebies and TV is more up to date than newspapers. Also, a very young child cannot read but can watch and learn from TV. Cooking programmes help people to learn more easily by watching how to prepare food.
Open floor:
Felicity
One problem with a television is it makes you stay awake, books help you go to sleep, you can read for as long as you like then fall asleep more easily and any breaking news you can get on an app which you can read.
Ayomiposi
There were no computers or mobile phones when TV was made, and TV gives us visual images. The news on TV is live and gives us what we need to know. Books are old e.g. from the 1950s – who wants to know about that?
Emily
I like books because when I read I can read fun/gory stories, they are really enjoyable.
Isabelle
I have read books that have age ratings in the bar code so there are specific books for different age groups.
Rosie
One of the reasons books are better as TV programmes come from books and also scripts are the written down so are the equivalent of books. Books are needed to make TV programmes.
The result of the vote:
12 for books
9 for television
1 undecided