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    1) The document discusses the pros and cons of esports as a rising global industry that attracts many young individuals for both entertainment and as a career. 2) Some pros include esports enhancing cognitive skills, providing social benefits like learning social skills, and fulfilling a sense of escapism for viewers. However, there are also health risks from excessive sitting and eye strain for players. 3) Potential downsides are that esports is mostly unregulated, players can be exploited, and it may promote negative behaviors like addiction, violence, and cyberbullying in some cases.

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    1) The document discusses the pros and cons of esports as a rising global industry that attracts many young individuals for both entertainment and as a career. 2) Some pros include esports enhancing cognitive skills, providing social benefits like learning social skills, and fulfilling a sense of escapism for viewers. However, there are also health risks from excessive sitting and eye strain for players. 3) Potential downsides are that esports is mostly unregulated, players can be exploited, and it may promote negative behaviors like addiction, violence, and cyberbullying in some cases.

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    Internet Thesis Statement: ESport is a rising global industry where it is now viewed as the
    • Free services. future of all sports that attracts a lot of young individuals, but
    • Large contribution to there are also some possible downsides of video gaming.
    viewer base.
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    and audiences. Fulfills a sense of
    Sharifah Alia Binti Syed Osman ESports athletes are
    • Improve communication escapism 201946276
    • GC graphics and (Hattenstone, 2017) vulnerable to gaming
    between players and addictions
    fans. splendid views gives
    aesthetic pleasure. The world of ESports is • Begins at a young age
    Nor Zawiyah Binti Marzuki • Nothing else seems to mostly unregulated • Addicts are vulnerable
    2019489198 • It is relatively easy to
    (Southern, 2017) matter for escapist. PROS AND cheat. •
    to isolation.
    Addicts struggles to
    • A way for one to get away
    •
    from the stress and world CONS OF E-sport are vulnerable for care for themselves.
    exploitation and • Severely affected
    PROS chaos.
    • Audiences absorb ESPORTS corruption. addicts have suicidal
    themselves wholly in • Memorandums had to be tendencies.
    Nur Diyana Binti Nordin watching the game. placed for fair gambling.
    2019809276
    • Escapism leads to • Players can be barred for
    (Granic, Lobel & Engels, 2014)
    increasing viewers. violations of rules and
    regulations.
    CONS
    Enhances a wide range of
    cognitive skills
    Social Benefits of
    • Shooter games can Afaf Nabila Binti Fauzi ESport can cause
    Gaming 2019637026
    increase their violence behaviour
    • Gamers learn social skills References
    (Happonen & Minaskina, 2019)
    visual processing and • Competitive and
    and prosocial behavior.
    enhanced mental 1. Southern, N. (2017). The rise of eSports: A new audience model and a ESports can cause health impulsive can be the
    • They can enhance an new medium?, 65-68.
    rotation abilities. effective cooperation, https://www.csustan.edu/sites/default/files/groups/University%20Honor problems cause behind violence
    • Established skills in support and helping
    s%20Program/Journals/southern.pdf
    2. Granic, I., Lobel, A., & Engels, R. C. M. E. (2014). The benefits of • A lot of sitting can behaviour.
    science, technology, behaviors.
    playing video games. American Psychologist, 69(1), 66–78. prompt to obesity • Can cause cyber
    https://doi.org/10.1037/a0034857
    engineering and • Playing more prosocial 3. Hattenstone S. (2017, 16 June). The rise of eSports: are addiction and • E-sport can cause eye bullying.
    mathematics. games can lead to
    corruption the price of its success?. The Guardian.
    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jun/16/top-addiction-young- exhaustion • E-sport can prompt
    • Allocate attention and prosocial behavior. people-gaming-esports • E-sport can cause others' negative
    4. Happonen, A.; & Minaskina, D. (2019). Professionalism in esport:
    filter out information • More engaged in social Benefit in skills and health & possible downsides, 27- potential mental illness feelings.
    more effectively. and civic movements in
    28. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333036047_Professionalis
    m_in_Esport_Benefits_in_Skills_and_Health_Possible_Downsides • E-sport gamers can • E-sport could impact
    • Strategic video games their everyday lives. encounter extra pressure social wellbeing and
    can improve their and tension. cause introverted
    problem-solving skills. behaviour.

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