Should College Athletes be Paid?
“Should college athletes be paid?” That is the question presented
by Sean Gregory in his Time magazine
article It’s Time to Pay College Athletes. Gregory shares his opinion
and gets the reader to pick a side in the most controversy topic in all of college
sports. Top SEC (South Eastern Conference) and other major college football
schools make hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue each season. This
revenue is made because of their student-athletes’ success on the football
field, and yet the players make no salary in return. Gregory states his side
and belief of the need for salaries, and he does a good job in showing the counter-argument
to his claim. Gregory informs the reader that other college fans believe that a
four-year scholarship is more than enough for a salary. He then disputes the
counter-argument by sharing factual information to disprove it. This
controversy recently came to light as the Texas A&M quarterback, Johnny
Manziel was accused of taking money for autographs and had the chance to face
suspension from the NCAA officials. Gregory used this event to support his
claim for the need of salaries for NCAA players. He used factual information to
prove his point and raise awareness of others.
Sean
Gregory wrote It’s Time to Pay College Athletes to raise awareness of
the controversy of whether or not college athletes should be paid and to
provide his opinion. Gregory used his style to do well in supporting his
argument by providing a counter-argument and then disputing it with factual
information. Not only did Gregory share his opinion on the topic, but he also
provided a solution on how colleges could pursue giving their athletes a
salary. Sean Gregory did a great
job of achieving his purpose by sharing his opinion on the situation. He
informed all sports fans alike of why he believes college athletes should be
paid.
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