Project 4 All Elementary School Students Should Have a Mobile Phone[Debate]
ディベートの具体例
ディベートの具体例
All elementary school students should have a mobile phone.(小学生は全員、携帯電話を持つべきだ)という論題についてディベートしてみよう。


【肯定側立論】 「習い事や塾などの送り迎えで親と連絡を取ることが必要だから」
 We believe that every elementary school student should have a mobile phone because mobile phones are essential for their lives.// They often need to contact their parents after school.// Many of them have after-school activities like piano lessons, sports, cram schools, etc.// They have to contact their parents on their phones to be picked up, for example.// Therefore, mobile phones are necessary for their lives.//

【否定側立論】 「携帯電話の使用によって事件に巻き込まれる可能性があるから」
 We believe that elementary school students should not have mobile phones because they can get involved in trouble.// According to the National Police Agency, as mobile phone ownership among children increases, the number of such cases involving children through social media is increasing.// That’s why elementary school students should not have mobile phones.//

【肯定側立論への反論】 「習い事や塾は時間通りに終わるので、連絡を取る必要はない」
 The affirmative team has said that mobile phones are necessary for elementary school children to contact their parents when they go to after-school activities, but that is not true.// They don’t need to contact their parents by mobile phone because after-school activities always finish on time.// So, the affirmative team’s argument does not stand.//

【否定側立論への反論】 「フィルタリングで悪質なサイトを遮断できる」
 The negative team has said that children could be involved in dangerous situations through social media, but that is not true.// Now many mobile phone companies offer a filtering service, so children cannot access dangerous websites.// So, their statement is incorrect.//