Why I Am Saying Goodbye To Football (CNN)

This article is about the NFL's recent concussion crisis. This article is for sure a value claim. The author states how her love for the game has altered dramatically over the past 30 years because the NFL simply wishes to brush the health factors of players under the rug instead of treating them. Her credibility (ethos) is quite astounding considering her involvement with ESPN. She is a founding editor of ESPN The Magazine and a former vice president at ESPN. She is a national lecturer on sports, entertainment and recipient of the 2010 Woman of the Year award from Women in Sports and Events.The emotion appeal (pathos) she uses is that football encouraged her to go for her dreams but that it is a dangerous sport and wouldn't encourage her children to play. Although the author uses alot of "medical science" terms, she never speficifally uses any data or statistics. She used NFL legendary quarterback Troy Aikman and other players to support her thoughts with statements of not even encouraging their own children to play the game. She also used breast cancer as a deceptive play from the NFL to attract a larger woman audience. The NFL is one of the most lucrative sports industries on the planet and has recently submitted to a $765 million lawsuit to avoid a public trial and protect their safety image. I particularly appreciate how she realizes that the NFL will never simply seise to exist, so her logic (logos) is that in order to keep the public appreciative, that they simply need to address the problem nationally and not avoid it with sleek marketing and under the table settlements. 


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http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/15/opinion/jones-nfl-head-injuries/index.html?hpt=hp_t4