Destroyed By Peter F. Martin And The Designer Player By Rodrigo Villagomez

Steroid usage in sports has been a controversial issue since it began sometime around the 1940’s. The conflicting opinions of how steroids in sports should be managed has eventually created what can be accurately described as a whirlwind of confusion. In the two articles “Destroyed” by Peter F. Martin, and “The Designer Player” by Rodrigo Villagomez, the authors differ in their opinions about steroid usage in sports. While Martin believes that steroid users are ruining the game and their bodies, Villagomez thinks that living itself is harming our bodies and that steroid users are heroes for making the game more interesting. However, both authors are attempting to persuade their audiences into believing what they think. That being said, both

He believes that doing things that are bad for our bodies is simply inescapable. Villagomez says that “Living is unhealthy. We all do things that are not good for our bodies, whether it be smoking or drinking or whatever. These players are no more ruining their bodies than those people who have a smoke break every thirty minutes” Villagomez believes that steroid users should not be singled out as being more egregious than people like smokers, as all of us do things that are less than ideal for our bodies. Villagomez, in this instance, is stating his opinion and giving reason for his belief in an attempt to persuade his audience. The author furthers his thinking by stating: “Fans should not be let down because their favorite players used steroids to make them watch. They should thank them. Without those players, there might not even be a game to watch” (Villagomez). Villagomez thinks that steroid users in sports are worthy of praise and admiration as without those players, the game would have been far less interesting, and far less popular. Once again, Villagomez is asserting his opinion, providing reasoning for said opinion, to persuade his audience that his opinion is undeniably right and valid. Villagomez provides a differing argument, but with the same author’s purpose as