Persuasive techniques such as ethos, pathos, and logos are used to help state and support a claim when writing. In the persuasive article “Position of Dodgeball in Physical Education” by the NASPE, the author uses persuasive techniques to support their claim. To begin, throughout the article, the author uses ethos to support their claim that dodgeball should be banned. For example, while writing about the appropriate practices, the NASPE states, “According to NASPE Appropriate Practices for Elementary School Physical Education “in a quality physical education class teachers involve all children in activities that allow them to participate, both physically and mentally”(pg 986-987). This reveals, that professional associations agree with the idea that …show more content…
This explains, that the author uses their position as an association to support their future claims. This is significant because it is a use of ethos to persuade the reader to agree with their later claims. Clearly, the author uses their experience in physical education to ethically appeal to and persuade the reader to agree with their statements. Similarly, the authors use logos to appeal to logic and data to support their claim to ban dodgeball. Another example is, when the author explains challenges for parents and youth leaders, the text states, “61.5% of children aged 9-13 do not participate in any organized physical activity during their non-school hours”(pg 986). This demonstrates that, games like dodgeball are not keeping children fit and active. The essence of the author's argument is that, dodgeball and other games like it don’t help keep kids active and instead do the opposite. In another example, when concluding the article the text states, “In a recent article about the GSN (games network) TV show called “Extreme dodgeball” there is talk of “developing and executing extreme strategies to annihilate opponents”(pg 987). By displaying an article with data this shows that, data is backing up their
Pathos, and Logos help state and support a claim when writing. In the article, “Position on Dodgeball in Physical Education,” by the NASPE, the author uses persuasive language to support their claim that dodgeball and other competitive games should be removed from K-12 schools. For instance, the author uses ethos, credibility and ethical thinking, to explain why dodgeball should not be included in physical education. While the author speaks about the ongoing debate over the inclusion of aggressive