SAR Team

(Suci, Anggun, Rafif)

*MOTIONS FOR FINAL EXAM*

1. THBT playing video games makes you smarter.

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

SPEAKER 1 SPEAKER 1

Definition and Background: Rebuttal (s):

Video game is an interactive video that is

projected and visualized through devices in the
form of personal computers, video game
consoles, mobile phones or smartphones.

There are many benefits of video games, namely,

as evidence of technological developments, a Team split (if any):
means to add new knowledge, new languages,
 As the first speaker, I will explain
hone creativity, learning tools, train emotional
control, and so on. why playing video games not makes
people smarter.
The benefits of playing video games were very  And the second speaker will explain
much and could not be underestimated. Even the about the impact if playing video
benefits of playing video games can impact the games not makes people smarter.
body to a widespread impact on social
relationships. Even so, until now, not many are Argument 1 :
aware of the benefits of playing video games.
A: I disagree with this motion. Playing
Team Split: video games excessively worsens health
and mental/brain disorders.
 As the first speaker, I will explain why
playing video games makes people R: Excessive video game play can lead to
smarter. game-related injuries as well as addiction.
 And the second speaker will explain
Playing video games can also cause
about the impact if playing video games repetitive stress injuries from repeated use.
makes people smarter. This condition is caused by activities that
involve repeatedly using muscles and
tendons. The result is pain and inflammation.
If this injury persists, numbness and
weakness and permanent injury can result.

Overuse hand and arm injuries are on the rise

among gamers. One example is carpal tunnel
 let's move to my argument syndrome. This syndrome occurs when there
is inflammation of the nerves in the wrist
Argument 1 : which causes pain and numbness. Then there
is also an injury known as gamer's thumb. In
A: I agree with this motion. Video games addition, video game players are also at risk
improve the learning process and for trigger finger or stenosing tenosynovitis.
memory.Video games improve the learning This condition occurs when the finger gets
process and memory. stuck in a bent position due to chronic
inflammation. Another risk is tennis elbow.
R : Video games are increasingly being used to
engage and motivate students, but do video Besides that there is also the problem of
games lead to increased learning? The American obesity, because food intake increases when
Psychological Association (APA) has looked at playing games, and you just sit or lie down
how video games affect learning. for hours in front of the screen and don't
move actively. Vision problems resulting in
Knowing and learning a new language is also headaches and poor concentration. In
involved in increasing learning in every addition, Gamers run the risk of losing
individual who plays video games. interest in other activities. Gaming has also
been linked to insomnia, circadian rhythm
The contemporary world is so globalized that it
disturbances, depression, aggression and
is hard to find a person who has never studied a
anxiety. There is also concern that exposure
foreign language. Unfortunately, few learners
to extreme violence in video games may
succeed in mastering one. There are video games
leave adolescents and young adults with
created specifically to help you learn a foreign
emotional problems and the possibility of
language, but in fact, any game can serve this
committing acts of violence.
purpose.
E: from the case of a 14-year-old boy,
Our brains are always trying to predict what
Muhammad Alvian, a resident of Lasalimu,
could possibly happen next in any scenario. To
Buton Regency, Southeast Sulawesi, who
hone these prediction skills our brain creates
was suspected of being addicted to playing
models or “templates”. Action video games can
video games, which caused his health to
foster better templates. The better the template
decline and had to be evacuated to the
the better performance.
hospital, because he had a fever and had
Even players move very fast, brain and body convulsions. Alvian was declared dead after
become one when they use mouse and keyboard. being treated at the hospital.
Playing video games can also result in faster
Another example, namely my female cousin.
decision making.
He is now 16 years old. He loves playing
E : We can see from when you were little. When video games so much that he forgets the time
you grow up, you can turn everything into a and he often complains that his hands are
game. Starting with just running around, sliding cramped and his fingers often move on their
on the playground, and really just testing the own and often feel pain..
limits of experiencing the world with your
L: As a result, games don't make you smart;
senses. Then a few years later you can take all the
Instead of increasing intelligence, what is
things you learn to build things that serve a
there actually causes health to deteriorate.
specific purpose, like building a house or a tower
out of blocks or Legos. And finally it is Focus on studying and taking care of your
developed and you add the rules in the game, the health, don't just rely on games.
consequences if you break the rules, and
cooperation and competition with others, all of
these stages are included in the stages of learning
development. As adults you take the basics of
games and use technology to expand them into
countless complex simulated worlds.

Games like Call of Duty, Battlefield, Need for

Speed, and many other FPS or racing games
improve coordination and require a strong
memory. Because in that game you can't
simultaneously look at the screen and then look
at the keyboard to play.

Research by the University of Leiden found that

gamers outperformed non-gamers in tasks they
had designed.

L : I totally agree with the motion that video

games makes you smarter, besides Video
games are a pleasurable pastime. Playing video
games is also very influential in increasing
learning, it can train the brain to be more flexible
in updating and monitoring new information,
thereby increasing memory capacity/memory.
And also, Playing video games helps you become
more creative, quick-thinking, and emotionally
intelligent.
 2. THBT expanded use of artificial intelligence will be good for humanity

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

SPEAKER 1 SPEAKER 1

Definition and Background: Team split (if any):

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the use of  As the first speaker, I will explain
“computers and machines to mimic the why expanded use of artificial
problem-solving and decision-making intelligence will be NOT good for
capabilities of the human mind,”. humanity.
 And the second speaker will explain
McCarthy defined artificial intelligence as about the impact if expanded use of
“the science and engineering of making artificial intelligence will be NOT good
intelligent machines.” He later created the for humanity.
computer programming language LISP (which
is still used in AI), hosted computer chess let's move to my argument
games against human Russian opponents, and
developed the first computer with ”hand-eye” Argument 1 :
capability.
A: I disagree with this motion. AI becomes a
In 1958, Frank Rosenblatt invented the big disaster for humans if it is not controlled
Perceptron, which he claimed was “the first properly.
machine which is capable of having an original
idea.” Though the machine was hounded by R: AI apps automate most of the boring and
skeptics, it was later praised as the repetitive tasks. Since we don't have to
“foundations for all of this artificial memorize things or solve puzzles to complete
intelligence.” a job, we tend to use our brains less and less.
So far, we only think about the good side of AI
Setiawan defined Artificial Intelligence (AI) is (Artificial Intelligence) without paying
intelligence that is added by humans into a attention to the bad side that could happen.
technological system, regulated and developed
in a scientific context, the formation of the (Artificial Intelligence) can be a big disaster for
intelligence of existing scientific entities. humans if not controlled properly. How many
dangers will humans face in the future against
Team Split: AI (Artificial Intelligence). One of them is
activities that have the potential to threaten
 As the first speaker, I will explain digital security such as AI for hacking, drone
why expanded use of artificial control, eliminating privacy, profile forgery.
intelligence will be good for humanity. Violations of privacy and security breaches
 And the second speaker will explain will be more prevalent. The worst possibility of
about the impact if expanded use of artificial intelligence technology is that if it is
artificial intelligence will be good for not controlled properly against the world,
humanity. robots can kill without human intervention.
 let's move to my argument E: Rumors circulate that automatic killer
robots have been created and used in Israel and
Argument 1 : South Korea. The robot is named SGR-A1,
similar to a surveillance camera but has a high-
A: Artificial Intelligence has enormous powered machine gun. Even the SGR-A1 can
potential to serve society, bringing even fire bullets automatically towards the target.
more radical innovations to humanity in the Facebook has even stopped artificial
future. intelligence experiments when two robots
named Alice and Bob started talking to each
R: Recently, advances in the limits and speed other in a language scientists couldn't
of computer storage have opened up new understand. Hawking, Elon Musk boss of Tesla
avenues for Artificial Intelligence research and SpaceX also said the same thing. He
and implementation, such as aiding in instead thinks that AI is far more dangerous
scientific research and forging new paths in than nuclear. Musk expressed his fear of AI
medicine for patient diagnosis, robotic surgery, because he felt he was close enough to the
and drug development. world of AI to realize the danger.
Today, Artificial Intelligence enables L: so, in conclusion is I totally disagree
businesses, governments and communities to if expanded use of artificial intelligence will
create high-performance ecosystems that can be good for humanity. Artificial intelligence
serve the entire planet. It has a significant that can adapt is considered scary because it
impact on human life. As well as its ability to can reach the stage where they no longer need
reduce the boredom involved in multiple work humans as their masters. In other words,
tasks. machines with intelligence can ignore
commands or controls given by humans and
And, artificial intelligence is used for a variety
run according to their own will.Artificial
of everyday implementations including facial
intelligence that can adapt is considered scary
recognition software, online shopping
because it can reach the stage where they no
algorithms, search engines, translation
longer need humans as their masters. In other
services, automated security functions in cars,
words, machines with intelligence can ignore
cybersecurity, airport body scan security,
commands or controls given by humans and
poker strategy and combating disinformation
run according to their own will.
in social media as well as a platform for
listening to music and watching movies.

E: Everyone uses artificial intelligence

because it makes things easier. If we feel bored
while doing work assignments, we can listen to
music on our smartphone; we do not need to
buy a CD and play it on the CD player. There
are applications such as Spotify, YouTube
Music, JOOX, etc., and we can also watch our
favorite movies or series on our tablets or
smartphones because there are many
applications designed for our convenience such
as Netflix, IQIYI, Viu, and so on, so we don't
have to again went to the cinema to watch.

L : So, in conclusion, using AI (Artificial

Intelligence) to improve our lives is beneficial
because it makes doing something easier. It
makes our work more efficient now and in the
future.
 AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

SPEAKER 1 SPEAKER 1

Definition and Background: Team split (if any):

School is a place where children go to be  As the first speaker, I will explain

educated. why people should have to go to
school or work on their birthdays.
Work is an activity, such a job, that a person  And the second speaker will explain
uses physical or mental effort to do, usually for about the impact if people should have
money. to go to school or work on their
birthdays.
Birthday is the day a person is born. In some
cultures, one's birthday is usually celebrated by let's move to my argument
having a birthday party with family and/or
friends. Gifts are often given to people Argument 1 :
celebrating birthdays.
A: Birthdays are not a valid excuse for
When someone has a birthday, it is customary people to miss school or work.
to treat someone special on their birthday.
R: Actually, your kid’s birthday is not a valid
Birthdays are a chance to celebrate, reason for them to miss school, and it’s
commemorate past years and what's to come certainly not a valid reason for other kids to
and connect with friends. Every year, we all miss school or workers to miss work.
have a special day when we're showered with
gifts, well-wishes, greeting cards, and I’m not the fun police or a stickler who forces
congratulatory social media posts. my kids to school just for the perfect
attendance record – I give them rest days or
Team Split: mental health days when I feel they’re needed
– but there are good reasons to miss school, and
 As the first speaker, I will explain bad ones, and this is a bad one. Also, the
why people shouldn’t have to go to department of education actually lists
school or work on their birthdays. birthdays as not being a valid reason to miss
 And the second speaker will explain school, so that would be an unexplained
about the impact if people shouldn’t absence.
have to go to school or work on their
birthdays. E: In fact, this even caused a small argument
in our family when one parent was ready to
let's move to my argument accept the invitation “because it’s only one
day” and the other (me, I am the other) said
Argument 1 : “absolutely not” because I had just gotten
through teaching said child a tough lesson
A : we need a day off on our birthday to about how we can’t just blow off our
celebrate and pray and just gather with commitments when a better offer comes up.
family and relatives.
I think it’s one of those cases where some
R : Everyone looks forward to their birthday people just feel that their family and their
because it just happens once a year. and it's children are the special exceptions to the rules
special because we can hold a party with everyone else follows. Can you imagine if
friends or family. For the party, of course we every child/person had a day off for their
need a holiday; we shouldn't go to work or birthday, and how this would impact the
school. We are rarely together with family, so number of absences from schools/workplace
we need a holiday on our birthday to gather records?
with family and friends. We don't need a big
party; we just need a day without distractions Then imagine if each birthday, two or three
like work or school. We just need to gather friends also took the day off. We’d quickly see
with family or friends to eat out at home or at medical certificates required for absences at
a restaurant. school or company, just like we have in many
workplaces.
E: For example, my family always gathers
when one of us has a birthday, though my L: So skipping school or work on their
brother can't attend because of his work, birthday is not a valid excuse for them. You
making it difficult for him to go home and can celebrate birthdays when you come home
attend the birthday celebration, he always does from school or after work or do plans on the
a video call to complete the party. weekend, birthdays are not a problem that
requires everyone to not do mandatory daily
L: So the conclusion is that we need a day off activities and only focus on every birthday
on our birthday because we need to gather with event. because if this happens continuously it
family without distractions from work or will have an impact on the records at school or
school. We just need one day to celebrate our where they work.
party, because on a normal day we rarely
gather with our family.