[b]Does the younger generation know best?[/b][b][b][b]Arguments[b][/b][b]1. The young are better educated and more broad-minded.[b]2. The young enjoy a lot more things than the old: they have money to spend; they are less dependent on their parents; they grow up more quickly; and they enjoy more freedom.[b]3. The young question the values and assumptions of the older generation and they are right.[b]4. The young enjoy more freedom and have a stronger sense of responsibility.[b]5. The old tend to settle differences by conventional politics and violence.[b]6. Some old people do not have noble ambitions and only strive for material possessions.[b]7. The old are unable to keep away from the rat race, in which they have lost touch with the most important things in life.[b]8. The old can learn from the young. Young people are more devoted to their friends.[b]9. The young know how to enjoy work and leisure and not to be inhibited.[b]10. The young live in the present rather than in the past or future. [b]Counter-arguments[b][/b][b]1. The young do not assume their responsibility; they evade it.[b]2. The young have too much money and they are spoiled.[b]3. The young are only interested in themselves.[b]4. The young seek material possessions like clothing, cars, etc. They do not wish to work for them.[b]5. The young should feel grateful to the older generation, who have created a good life for them.[b]6. The old provide the young with a good education and money to spe12[b]7. The older generation fought in the two world wars. They faced real problems, but the young have an easier life.[b]8. Young people have too much freedom and have no sense of morality.[b]9. The older generation is too kind and soft with the young. A tougher policy is needed and might work wonders.[b]10. Young people's outlook on the world is very bleak and they are sceptical of everything.