Instigator / Pro
0
1432
rating
14
debates
10.71%
won
Topic
#3371
Metal music and other Metal related music is not harmful towards humans to listen to.
Status
Finished
The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.
Winner & statistics
After 5 votes and with 35 points ahead, the winner is...
Novice
Parameters
- Publication date
- Last updated date
- Type
- Standard
- Number of rounds
- 4
- Time for argument
- Two days
- Max argument characters
- 10,000
- Voting period
- One month
- Point system
- Multiple criterions
- Voting system
- Open
Contender / Con
35
1597
rating
22
debates
65.91%
won
Description
No information
Round 1
Forfeited
Resolved: Metal music and other Metal related music is not harmful towards humans to listen to.
FRAMEWORK
- Harmful: causing or likely to cause harm
- Harm: injury, damage, or problems caused by something that you do.
OV
- It is resolved that Metal music and other Metal related music is not harmful to humans to listen to, however, this claim can be easily refuted with a basic argument.
- Any music can be harmful to listen to in certain conditions
- Metal music is a form of music
- Therefore, metal music can be harmful to listen to
- We can say listening to any music can be harmful because if the volume is played too loudly it causes prolonged damage.
- "Listening to your music too loudly, as well as loudly for extended periods of time, can indeed cause damage to your hearing over time." To reduce your risk of hearing loss, Dr. Wang recommends learning when your music is considered too loud and how to listen safely" (headphones & Your Health: Can Loud Music Cause Hearing Loss? houston methodist blog).
- "Excessive sound volume can damage and destroy hair cells. The risk of damage to the hearing system is increased if there is constant or recurring exposure and if the sound is turned up regularly. The danger threshold is estimated at 85 decibels" (the next tech)
- Given that metal music has a genral reputation of being played at loud volumes at concerts and being blasted out loud, this would if anything tell us that metal music provides more of this risk that other forms of music.
- Music can also amplify certain negative feelings and emotions and affect ones behavior in negative ways.
- According to CNN, "Some research has suggested it can increase aggressive thoughts, or encourage crime" (CNN How music can change the way you feel and act).
- According to Medcial X press, "Young people at risk of depression are more likely to listen habitually and repetitively to heavy metal music. University of Melbourne researcher Dr Katrina McFerran has found" (Heavy metal music has negative impacts on youth).
Round 2
Forfeited
Forfeited
Round 3
Forfeited
Extend
- If PRO makes a case I shall respond in that final round.
- Vote CON!
Round 4
Forfeited
I win as a result of full forfeit
