In his article “Should College Athletes be Paid? Why, They Already Are”, Seth Davis is able to effectively argue why Branch’s argument in “The Shame of College Sports” is incorrect through his use of rhetorical strategies to the Sports Illustrated audience. Davis’ use of ethos addresses Branch’s trustworthiness in what he includes or does not include in his article. Through his use of logos Davis is able to point out why Branch’s logic does not add up. Finally, Davis’ accusatory tone asserts his opinion of Branch’s writing, which tears down why Branch’s own article is flawed.
Ryan Vanderfords’ article published in the Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal explores this issue of whether or not college athletes should be paid beyond what they receive in scholarships. Vanderford is currently a law associate at a law firm in Los Angeles, California. He played sports throughout high school and college, so the author can relate to this topic. The payment of college athletes has become a more prominent issue in today’s society then it has been in the past. He argues that at major universities, student athletes help the school generate their revenue and therefore should be paid.
After establishing his own credibility, Davis makes readers question Branch’s integrity. Davis begins his argument by challenging Branch’s trustworthiness. He later provides an example of the information Branch lacked to mention in his article, writing “some 88 percent of the top football programs lose money for their universities -- and that doesn't even include the reams of cash the schools are spending on the so-called nonrevenue sports. Those are some basic, salient facts, but you won't find them anywhere in Branch's 15,000-word opus” (Davis 300). This information when left out of Branch’s article provides a one sided view, where the audience is misinformed of what is fact and what is
Someone who does not truly care about the sport is not going to frame their ticket stub, even if it is the Super Bowl. 4) Graham 's argument is that she is ambivalent (can see both sides.) What Logos (facts) does she use to to show both positive and negative aspects of professional football? Graham explains both the positive and negative aspects of professional football using logos by giving examples of NFL players.
In the article, Should College Football Be Banned, by Ted Miller, two men by the names of Buzz Bissinger and Malcolm Gladwell debate that college football does more harm than good. These two writers use points such as, “college football is too dangerous, it subtracts from the academic mission of a university. It’s hopelessly corrupt. There is too much money involved. And it’s a travesty that the players aren’t getting a fair share of the loot.”
Division I Athletes Should Be Paid In college there can be a wide of activities to enjoy. Social and academic clubs, fraternities and sororities however, there is one activity very popular in universities that not only gives students a sense of unity and pride as they cheer for their home team but generates millions of dollars in revenue for the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association): college sport teams. With the popularity of college sports and the vast amount of revenue colleges are generating from these sports an argument about whether these college athletes should be given a salary has begun to surface. Tracey M DiLascio, a graduate of Boston University school of Law and a former judicial clerk in the New Jersey Superior Court, states “The NCAA estimated revenue in 2014 was nearly $1 billion, 80 to 90 percent which came from the Men’s division 1 basketball tournament” (3).
American colleges spend huge budgets on their football teams and this holds a disproportionate place in the lives of its students. Salzberg uses the emotion of fear regarding the risk to America of losing its reputation if they don’t eliminate football in our Universities. It tells of his personal experiences in the area to make his readers believe in his credibility. These appeals to pathos, logos, and ethos along with his sarcastic tone create an effective argument for convincing readers that football affects our educational system and status in the world negatively compared to other nations. Salzberg makes appeals to pathos in the beginning of his article.
He mentions reasons such as coaches going on to earn multi-million dollar salaries at the top programs, as opposed to the meager salaries that the were earning in the 60’s. Things such as merchandising, and television rights and others have led to college football becoming a huge market all to its own. The amount of merchandise that universities sell marketing their football programs have increased exponentially since the modest days of the 60’s. Oriard dives into how this commercializing of the college football game has almost entirely wiped out the athlete aspect of the student-athlete. He mentions how college football players are generally just using it as a way to the NFL for them and days with great salaries.
College Varsity Athletes Should be Paid In this paper, I argue that college varsity athletes should be paid for playing sports that bring in revenue. In particular, College football and basketball because they bring in the majority of the revenue for the schools. The revenue accomplished by college sports programs continues to increase, due to the growth in interest of the NCAA basketball tournament and the college football playoffs (Berry III, Page 270). Throughout the past few years, one of the main topics debated in college sports is whether or not the athletes should be paid.
College sports is one of the best-known entertainments around the world. But for the athletes, they are students first then athletes second. For college student-athletes, there are a variety of scholarships and grants to help pay for college or college debt. However, some critics say that student-athletes should be paid a salary like pro athletes would, with help from scholarships or grants. The authors of, College Athletes are being Educated, not Exploited, Val Ackerman and Larry Scott, argue that student-athletes are already paid by free education and other necessities.
" This quote proves that the students are bringing in lots of money and the school has plenty to give. College athletes should be paid because they contribute to the school revenues. When it comes to getting fans in the arena it all happens because of the stars coming out of the locker room. Student athletes can be looked at as advertisement because they persuade people to come watch their skills.
Mike says”Students all over the world work hard at the sport that true love and don’t get a lot in return for it”. While college athletes may not exactly be employees, they are more than just students. Consider the life of a student-athlete, though. The average Division I football player dedicates over 43hours per week to his sport, meaning that he spends more than a typical American work-week training and playing football, in addition to his class work. Their work, which generates exorbitant amounts of money year in and year out, deserves Compensation.
Those sports are billion-dollar businesses, so many people say it 's unfair that the players don 't get part of the profits”(Scholastic News). Where does this money these colleges are making go ? How much of it really goes back toward athletics ? These are questions many people are asking, but not many truly knows. What we do know is, the money will not be in the hands of the athletes.
Most colleges would not survive if it weren’t for their athletic programs. Without sports, the cost of tuition would be too high and they would go out of business (Birkenes & Bagaria,
Those who support pay – for – play argue that the universities control the players and their scholarships which includes tuition, books, room and board benefits. Throughout my annotated bibliography, none of my findings sided for or against the motion but some like Johnson, Dennis A. Acquaviva, John. “Point/Counterpoint: Paying Student Athletes.” Student Athletes. 15 June 2012.
