competition promotes selfishness. for and against essay for IELTS

Competition promotes selfishness and destroys humility in children. So competition of any type needs to be discouraged.

Argue for and against this statement.

The order of the day.
It is all the way from day one
Winning has a selfish motive
Constant success spoils the child
Still competition tests one
It is an opportunity

For

It promotes 'win-somehow' attitude
Ignores limitations
Encourages unhealthy practices
Winner takes all. Breeds selfishness
The participants get neglected.
Winning is in achievement
Some are obsessed with it

Against

It is an opportunity to excel
Failure leads to competence
The end is to win not to defeat
Great winners are humble
Winning promotes humility
Identifies strengths and weaknesses.
Promotes hardwork-success

Concl:
Not a thing that does not have a side effect
Everything comes with merits and demerit
We need to be wise to identify the good
Banning something is like accepting defeat
Competition is as old as man
The present is the result of competitions.

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