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Arguments for my position:

2 arguments for my position are:

Technology and social media are advancing every day which creates more of an opportunity for cyber bullying to occur. Studies show in 2010 that 20.8% of people have been cyberbullied throughout their lifetime, and in 2016 studies showed that increase to 33.8% (Hinduja and Patchin).

Cyberbullying is more severe than traditional bullying because it could be anonymous. False identities and anonymity could lead to behaviors that may not occur if the identity of the bully was known (Accordino 16).

Sources:

Accordino, Denise B., and Michael P. Accordino. “An Exploratory Study of Face-To-Face and Cyberbullying in Sixth Grade Students.” American Secondary Education, vol. 40, no. 1, 2011, pp. 14–30.
JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23100411.

Hinduja, Sameer, and Justin W Patchin. “2016 Cyberbullying Data.” Cyberbullying Research Center, 7 Jan. 2019, cyberbullying.org/2016-cyberbullying-data.

Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. W. (2013). Social influences on cyberbullying behaviors among middle and high school students. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 42(5), 711-722.