The author describes athletes special circumstance through information that explains how scholarships work to appeal to readers empathy. He states that scholarships are awarded on a year-to-year basis that can be revoked if athletes are injured or underperform. This reason to feel persuades the reader to reconsider their opinion on the controversy because it challenges the misconception that most student hold which is that athletes get scholarships for their four years. It allows readers to feel sympathy towards an athlete’s situation because they are obligated to maintain athletic performance that satisfies their coaches along with academic eligibility to prevent their scholarship termination. Because readers are students and they understand how time much college courses alone require from their own experience, they are likely to understand how much work athletes put into their academics and sport performance. Similarly, the description of the athletic scholarships ensures students that athletes are held accountable and that money is not just thrown away. The assertion the article provides, that coaches are ensuring that athletes are upholding their academic requirements, eases readers to consider the possibility of paying athletes because that money would also be monitored. The combination of the newspaper’s explanation on how scholarships work along student's knowledge and experience about sustaining their grades increases readers support for the article’s
The author describes athletes special circumstance through information that explains how scholarships work to appeal to readers empathy. He states that scholarships are awarded on a year-to-year basis that can be revoked if athletes are injured or underperform. This reason to feel persuades the reader to reconsider their opinion on the controversy because it challenges the misconception that most student hold which is that athletes get scholarships for their four years. It allows readers to feel sympathy towards an athlete’s situation because they are obligated to maintain athletic performance that satisfies their coaches along with academic eligibility to prevent their scholarship termination. Because readers are students and they understand how time much college courses alone require from their own experience, they are likely to understand how much work athletes put into their academics and sport performance. Similarly, the description of the athletic scholarships ensures students that athletes are held accountable and that money is not just thrown away. The assertion the article provides, that coaches are ensuring that athletes are upholding their academic requirements, eases readers to consider the possibility of paying athletes because that money would also be monitored. The combination of the newspaper’s explanation on how scholarships work along student's knowledge and experience about sustaining their grades increases readers support for the article’s