Commentary To being, I mentioned that my paper targets students that attend the University of Texas due to the fact that the audience is part of a university where sports, football in particular, are a vital part of students’ college experience. Because sports are a big influence in the university, I want readers to see that students-athletes form part of the culture that many students adore. Therefore, I specifically wanted to address an audience that believes that student-athletes should not be paid, and use methods, predominantly reasons to feel and believe, to convince them of the reasons why student-athletes should be paid. For this reason, I begin my argument with an appeal to emotions through the description of Patrick Hudson, who is …show more content…
This is why I used the example of Patrick’s life to endorse the claim that athletes live a hectic lifestyle. Readers can see all the requirements like “competing for four seasons” that athletes must fulfill in addition to being a full-time student with “over 30 hours of commitment [to their sport” to imagine how their daily lifestyle turns out. If they evaluate an athlete's lifestyle, readers can feel compassion towards an athlete’s lifestyle because a student-athlete manual determines Patrick’s life and what he is required to follow. I also included the student manual so the audience can realize that participating in a sport is a true commitment. I want the audience to notice and become sympathetic of the fact that athletes have to play for four years, and that they are unable to just abandon their sport. Citing the manual enhances my credibility because it supplements my lack of knowledge on how athletic regulations work, and informs my audience that limitations to athletes’ behavior exist. Furthermore, I cite a quote from the editorial staff of the Texas State newspaper which depicts strong language that appeals to my readers’ emotions. The fact that athletes’ “sacrifice their bodies” followed up with the example of an actual athlete that is facing a serious injury demonstrates to readers that athletes are serious about the sport they play and their dedication could possibly