Aggainst family > friends

1: Friends are not your family member, they can give you suggestion on fair
2: Family sometimes can not help you, examples you want to ask how much
homework do we have today.
3: Family members can only help you at home, or some another places; but
friends aren`t.
4: If family can help us, why there are friends?

Therefore, we can prove that friends are more important than family.

If the motion is "Family is more important than friends", your approach is wrong. You should not focus on the theme that "Friends are more important than family". Instead, you should emphasize the fact that family and friends serve different purposes in our life. Your theme of argument should be that family and friends play different roles and neither is more important than the other.

Some points you may consider bringing up in the debate:

Friends provide practical support. A network of friends may help you locate a job or help you in business.

Good friends provide emotional support as much as family members.

Sometimes it is more comfortable to confide secrets to friends.

Sibling rivalry may happen but you can choose your own friends.

Friends may share your feeling and have empathy for your situation.

Married couples begin their relations as friends.

A balanced life needs both family and friends.