In his 2009 article, Offensive Play, writer Malcolm Gladwell masterfully argues a connection between football and dogfighting using multiple techniques including anecdotes, scientific evidence, and diction. The use of anecdotes in informational writing is a tool that writers will use to bridge the gap between facts and real life so that the reader can understand the real life consequences. Gladwell opens with the story of retired NFL offensive lineman Kyle Turley who said “By the time you get to the other end of the field, you’re seeing spots. You feel like you are going to black out” (2). Instead of telling his readers about the effects of collision after collision on the gridiron, he immerses his audience into the situation so they can best