1) McMurtry draws a comparison of the language, principles, practices, virtues, and actions that are similar between football and war. The communication that is used on the field in football and in war are greatly similar. Both teams honor the principles and rules that are established by the caption or leader. The team also share the same practices such as manipulation, aggression, and intimidation. Furthermore, both in the art of war and football, the same virtues and actions are shared. Both portray the actions of bravery, passion, and aggressiveness. I find this argument very persuasive as it establishes the definition of the suffering an individual might endure as a result of participating in a sport and portrays the reality of the critical
