Toulmin Analysis

Claim: Athletes should not be forced to take Physical Education in high school in order to graduate

In my blog, “Wear and Tear Bares a Scare”, I stress how athletes shouldn’t be forced to take a mandatory physical education class.  This claim is the claim I’ve constantly been using for my social change blogs.  

Qualifier: Only high school athletes would be exempt from taking a gym class.

In the claim is the main qualifier “high school athletes”.  My blog focuses entirely on why athletes in particular shouldn’t have to take gym, not everyone else’s reasons.  By focusing it specifically on high school athletes I intend to set a specific audience and listeners.

Good Reasons: Many athletes are kept up late at night finishing homework because they come home late from their sport.  The hours of sleep they get are crucial and saving energy is vastly appreciated.

I can be the first one to say  being tired at the end of every day is the worst feeling ever.  To be honest it gets quite depressing having the same routine every day thanks to your sport and necessary schoolwork.  Sleep deprivation and lack of energy can not only hinder an athlete on the field, but also in the classroom.  I’ve felt this experience hands on.

Further exercising an already-exhausted body can risk injury.

The more one stressed certain muscles in their body the more susceptible the person will be to muscle injuries.  With intense exercise one’s muscle layers slightly tear and reform over night.  This is how muscle layers are formed and one of the main reasons why being sore.

 

Having study hall instead of physical education could greatly benefit an athlete’s already tight schedule, allowing him or her valuable time to relax or get proactive with schoolwork.

A study hall  could be very beneficial when it comes to taking a nap, going to the guidance office, meeting a teach, or just plain simply doing your homework.  No one wants to come home straight from a tough practice just to work on homework.  As stated prior, a study hall could efficiently save time for the athlete and provide them with a less depressing night following school.

Warrant: No one wants to be rushing from one activity to the next with little downtime to relax.  No one wants to risk injury  unneededly.  

It is human nature to look after yourself and your well being.  Its very tough to analyze this warrant.

Backing: Imagine feeling rusted over every morning when you wake up, unable to move freely.  Tight. This is something athletes become accustomed to every day.  

The language used in the blog this Toulmin Analysis is based upon relies heavily on pathos to alter the point of view of the readers.  By adding significant emotion to the backing you can clearly define the warrant.  And lastly if you can easily deliver your warrant than the argument is more than likely on point.

Evan Collins pushed his body too far while running the pacer test, a mandatory state requirement, and ended up hospitalized for a few weeks.  This activity in gym sparked up the aftermath of his Chrone’s Disease.     

Here is one example of the use of pathos to spur a change in the audience’s thinking.  This provides emotional support for the warrant so it could efficiently connect the major claim and its reasons/data.  

Rebuttal: No Rebuttal

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