Question

Based on "The Proper Place for Sports" by Theodore Roosevelt, write a thematic statement and write one rhetorical strategy that creates logos. Explain why it is effective for the author's argument. (1st edition students, complete the same activity for the "Transsexual Frogs" reading.)

Answer 1

Answer: Thematic statement: Participating in sports is a great benefit for the body, but this practice should not interfere with other important elements such as education and physical capacity.

Rhetorical strategy with logos: If being an athlete impairs academic performance, or if the practice of exercise is causing some harm to the body, the sport is not beneficial but harmful.

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