Summary Of Is It Immoral To Watch The Superbowl

A synthesis text differs from a single sourced text due to its heightened credibility, substantiating support from multiple databases. In the single-sourced text, “Is it Immoral to Watch the Superbowl?” by Almond and the synthesis text “Are You No Longer an NFL Fan?” by Vasilogambros, both authors share similar viewpoints on football but their perspectives regarding the aftereffects of the sport differs. Although Almond reinforces his argument through his own judgements, Vasilogambros is able to build credibility by incorporating the use of multiple sources. In the article, “Is it immoral to Watch the Superbowl?” Almond states how football can be detrimental to the brain physically by causing dementia and memory loss. Almond builds up his argument by stating, “...medical research has confirmed that football can cause catastrophic brain injury... as a routine byproduct of how the game is played.” Although Almond tries to strengthen his argument by incorporating “medical research,” he

However in the synthesis text, “Are you no longer an NFL Fan?” Vasilogambros emphasizes that football is not only a damaging factor to the human body but is also a cause of psychological and emotional damage. After resolving multiple lawsuits, Vasilogambros received an email regarding a former football player who suffered four concussions, but “never thought about the long-lasting damage until he began to have suicidal thoughts in recent years.” Although the former football player underwent four concussions in the past, those experiences, had a long-term effect on his psychological well