Bring Baseball Back To The Olympics By Jim Caple: Article Analysis

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SUMMARY: In his article, "Bring Baseball Back to the Olympics," author Jim Caple proposes that baseball should not only be put back into the Olympics, but that baseball and softball should be combined to provide a viewer friendly game. Caple develops this proposition by using the toulmin model and stating the problems and the facts before stating his claim. Jim Caple's purpose is to reveal to the reader how ridiculous it is that baseball is not in the Olympics, in order to further validate his idea of the softball-baseball combination.
EVALUATE: This article is an everyday example of how the toulmin model can be used and is used. In the beginning of the article, Jim Caple does not present his claim until he has established a background for