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Summary Of Why Don T More People Consider Competitive Cheerleading

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Competitive Cheerleading, the Sport Many cheerleaders today face a common problem, getting respect for what they do. In the article “Why Don’t More People Consider Competitive Cheerleading a Sport?”, from The Atlantic, Elisabeth Sherman talked to multiple cheerleaders that all feel they do not get enough respect for the many hours of training they do, along with competing against other teams. It is extremely frustrating to hard working, competitive, cheerleaders when people do not take them seriously because they are uneducated about what competitive or All Star cheerleading really is. In the article “Why Don’t More People Consider Competitive Cheerleading a Sport?” from The Atlantic, the author uses literary tools to persuade the reader …show more content…

She uses direct quotes from a conversation between some cheerleaders having a conversation about their frustrations. One girl says “You know what my biggest pet peeve is with cheer? Everyone just doesn’t think it is a sport.”. Her teammate then stated that fact that “People think we use pom-poms and dance around. That’s so different than what we actually do.”. The author is using the frustration and anger of the girls to evoke emotion from the readers. Using this strategy of pathos, the author can easily catch the reader's attention by seeking sympathy from them. Also, by using quotes from this cheerleading reality-TV show, the author is showing that not getting the deserved respect is a really common problem among …show more content…

Sherman stated that the reason All Star cheer was receiving some of this dismissal has to due with the fact that cheer is one of the rare predominantly female sports. She then followed up her statement with a statistic that “97 percent of all cheerleaders are women.”. Another important statistic that the author uses is that “there are currently 4.5 million registered athletes worldwide who are part of the International Cheer Union.” She used this statistic to prove her point that “competitive cheers popularity continues to grow with participants and speculators alike.”. Using logos by supporting the argument with facts and data helps the author to make her argument seem more

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