Give Them What They Want Juliet Macur is the author of a well written article “With Turf, Women See Unequal Footing”, an article about how the United States Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) is fighting to get the FIFA, or Fédération Internationale de Football Association, to change the surface the teams will be playing on during the World Cup in Canada during the summer of 2015. Throughout the article Juliet Macur uses pathos, ethos, and logos to describe the situation the USWNT and others national teams are fighting against. Macur used examples and quotes throughout the article that make the reader stop and question what is truly going on. (Macur 1) Juliet starts out the article talking about the 2014 Men’s World Cup and how one of the …show more content…
The first use of ethos is the quote from Abby Wambach, “This being the pinnacle of our sport, we feel like we should be treated just like the men.” Macur and Wambach are using the fact that they want and need to be treated like men to be treated fairly and able to move forward with the whole being one. The USWNT and other professional national teams across the world a signing a petition to have FIFA change the playing surface to grass. FIFA hasn’t replied to any of the letters or petitions that have been sent in. Using this is showing that they are doing everything they can to try to make it better and safer but aren’t getting anywhere because FIFA won’t do anything. Macur using so many quotes and facts to bring the point across. (Macur …show more content…
Macur wrote, “Maybe they thought the issue would go away. Maybe they thought that if they turned their backs, these women’s voices would fade, like a wayward shot that disappears into the stands. Big miscalculation.” Pathos was used here to make you feel angry that FIFA and everyone involved with the organization refused to acknowledge the women. Another use of pathos in the article was the statement, “Players wanted to play nice; they really did. They asked to negotiate, to be heard. They never threatened a boycott.” Trying to use this statement is to make you feel annoyed that completely ignored them and annoyed that something so small is turning into a huge deal. (Macur