In the following essay, I would like to discuss whether peer pressure has negative effects on people. I will present both sides of the question, and enumerate the virtues and the disadvantages upon this issue, followed by my personal opinion.

On the one hand, peer pressure might have damaged the person who is being persuaded, for instance when a bunch of teenagers are trying to convince their friend to smoke a cigarette. Moreover, there are some who claim that directing a pressure to negative goals could harm a person's behaviour. In addition, pressure sometimes disrupts one's cogitation and thought, and could be resulted in confusion and anxious.

On the other hand, peer pressure has some benefits as well. First, it can encourage a person to devote himself in a good aim. It can also track a person into the right path, i.e. sometimes a person looks for the ultimate solution - a peer pressure could illuminate his eyes. Furthermore, consultation with wise people has always been an act of cleverness.

In conclusion, in my opinion the virtues outweigh the shortcoming as long as peer pressure is being channelled to beneficial purposes.