The article Why are Sports Important was written by Mark Banschick in February of 2012. Mark Banschick has written articles for many big companies including, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, CNN, and Psychology Today. He is also relatively famous for his book, The Intelligent Divorce, which is written to assist parents and kids with the struggles of divorce.
Banschick establishes a connection with the reader by getting them involved and forcing them to think about complex subjects. Throughout the article he suggests interesting concepts that most sports fans have never considered. Banschick frequently asks conceptual questions to allure the reader. One effective style that Banschick used was his connections between complex topics and simple understable topics. Every time Mark Banschick introduced a new convoluted topic he would compare it to something everyone could understand. This writing style allows the reader to easily comprehend the article.
The article has two intended audiences. The first audience are sports fans who are curious what it is …show more content…
Banschick is constantly comparing his thoughts about sports, to real life examples. By inserting these real life examples, Banschick is able to completely change the message of the article. It went from “why are sports important”, to “everyone needs to follow the rules in life”. He strays away from the main topic completely and instead takes the time to push his personal agenda. In terms of whether his rhetorical move was effective, it was extremely effective. In fact I did not even realize what he did until I read the article for the third time. With the use of those real life examples he caught my attention and had me entranced in what he was saying. Yet, out of everything he wrote he only spent about half the time on sports. Banschick had an obvious agenda going into the article and his rhetorical move allowed him to be successful with his
Banschick establishes a connection with the reader by getting them involved and forcing them to think about complex subjects. Throughout the article he suggests interesting concepts that most sports fans have never considered. Banschick frequently asks conceptual questions to allure the reader. One effective style that Banschick used was his connections between complex topics and simple understable topics. Every time Mark Banschick introduced a new convoluted topic he would compare it to something everyone could understand. This writing style allows the reader to easily comprehend the article.
The article has two intended audiences. The first audience are sports fans who are curious what it is …show more content…
Banschick is constantly comparing his thoughts about sports, to real life examples. By inserting these real life examples, Banschick is able to completely change the message of the article. It went from “why are sports important”, to “everyone needs to follow the rules in life”. He strays away from the main topic completely and instead takes the time to push his personal agenda. In terms of whether his rhetorical move was effective, it was extremely effective. In fact I did not even realize what he did until I read the article for the third time. With the use of those real life examples he caught my attention and had me entranced in what he was saying. Yet, out of everything he wrote he only spent about half the time on sports. Banschick had an obvious agenda going into the article and his rhetorical move allowed him to be successful with his