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  1. Sep 2025
    1. a boost to mental functioning will ultimately hurt us because it encourages us to try to fix our mind with substances any time we feel out of sorts

      Coffee is said to be good for students because it stimulates their mind and assists in their studying, unless they experience severe side effects. Some people claim black tea is a better option as it has less side effects, but black tea still has side effects and doesn't provide the same stimulation as coffee. Others feel that any mental stimulation only encourages addiction; however, this argument has no basis because with the same logic, thirst for water would result in addiction. Enjoy coffee in moderation to boost your productivity and make your work more enjoyable.

    1. Students should embrace coffee to enhance mental functioning unless they are in the minority of people who experience severe side effects of coffee like anxiety, insomnia, tremors, acid reflux, or a compulsion to drink more and more.

      She limits her claim by supporting that students should embrace coffee to enhance mental functioning unless they have serious side effects.

    1. because tea has fewer side effects.

      The author bases this suggestion on the idea that black tea provides similar benefits with fewer negative effects than coffee.

    2. Relying on willpower alone to study reinforces important values like responsibility and self-reliance."

      They justify this advice by pointing out that studying without coffee encourages responsibility and self-discipline.

    3. Therefore, students should embrace coffee to help them study."

      The author supports this recommendation by explaining that coffee stimulates and energises the mind.

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