Argumentative Analysis

Competition has its pluses and minuses. Both sides have very strong arguments, but I believe that there are more positive agendas that come from competition. Competition teaches people leadership qualities; something that many employers desire. It teaches people determination, something necessary to beat the person across for them, and how to be successful. But, I believe the most important lesson that competition teaches us is that not everybody is a winner, competition is not fair, as in life. And if you want to win, you have to work harder than your competition. I used two websites for this paper. One weighed the pros and cons of competition, and the other is pro competition for a variety of different reasons. The first website …show more content…
This article mainly praises high school competition, varsity sports in particular, for teaching people leadership skills which then migrate into the workplace which helps those people win competitive jobs. It talks about how athletes tend to have a higher self-esteem because of chemicals in your body from exercising. And how the 'in' group tends to receive better jobs than others. I agree with the pro statements about competition in high school sports. It teaches students many things like leadership. Even if somebody is not a 'leader', they still probably are. Many athletes lead by example. They are efficient in the classroom and often train very hard. They know that they need to get better and that is what they strive to do. They lead others by their words, and their actions. Determination, I believe, is also a great thing for student athletes to learn. They create good work ethics and teaches them that good things come from hard work. They learn to fight through tough situations, even if things are not leaning in their favor. They also learn that they are always capable of pushing themselves harder and harder. It teaches people that for success you must work hard. You must fight through adversity and pressure to be