Pros And Cons Of Golinkin

o Golinkin believes that kids should be allowed to play competitive sports and risk the dangers of injury. Golinkin points out many of the benefits of competitive sports that children get from playing them. Golinkin states facts on behalf of both sides of the argument that he brings up. Golinkin however puts some focus on some very dangerous sports that people have gotten very seriously injured and even died because of these injuries. Such an example from Golinkin’s article “On Thursday, a 25-year-old Texan called Caleb Moore died from injuries sustained when his snowmobile came crashing down in his head after one of his tricks went horribly wrong during his run in the sport,” (Golinkin 531). Golinkin use’s this to his benefit. Golinkin uses the strategy of appeasing both sides of the argument by showing the cons of his side of his argument. …show more content…
To counter these cons Golinkin has shown of the very serious affects that competitive sports can bring, he counter’s this argument with the benefits that kids can only get from competitive sports. Golinkin points out many more pro’s then con’s to further strengthen his argument, “Between the lines, our children learn the importance of teamwork, sportsmanship, toughness, and competitiveness. Between the lines, our children learn to strive, to succeed, and most importantly, how to fail” (Golinkin 532). Golinkin believes these benefits are worth the injuries that kids receive because it helps the kids to grow and learn. Golinkin shows the many pro’s of child competitive sports to counter act the cons he previously stated in the beginning of the article. This strategy of appealing to both sides of the argument gives Golinkins argument a stronger base for him to persuade the reader that competitive sports are actually good for