1. What is the writer's general subject?
The writer's general subject for this article is baseball players using drugs.
2. What is the writer's main point?
The writer's main point is to explain his view on drug use in national baseball leagues. He believes that they should make their own choices when it comes to drugs.
3. What are the writer's key supporting points?
One key point is that if any person uses these drugs, then the baseball players should be allowed to as well. Another one of his key points is that fans and others should be aware of and have access to the same drugs, in order to make the field level.
4. Does the writer seem to have a particular purpose in mind?
The writer is arguing on behalf of baseball players in these leagues. He believes if the baseball players want to make that decision, they are adults and can decide on their own. He believes that it should be an option for them to choose as long as they notify people.
5. What kind of audience is the writer addressing?
The type of audience the writer is addressing to is fans of these leagues, athletes of these leagues, and athletes in training. Also the writer could be addressing to the board members that create these rules in order to persuade their decision and opinion about drugs.
6. What are the writer's assumptions about audience? About subject?
He seems to be assuming that his readers need to be persuaded to agree with his opinions.
7. Are the writer's ideas consistent with your own?
No, not currently. Personally I believe that you would rather see how truly talented every player is rather than seeing how much drugs they can take to improve their performance.
8. Does the writer reveal any biases?
Yes. Although he does mention different opinions, he often follows one opinion with another that stands against the first.
9. Do you have any knowledge that challenges the writer's ideas?
Drugs can alter performance to be better or worse. I have seen it work in the beginning of the game, but towards the end of the game the player got very tired and passed out ultimately loosing the game.
10. Is any information missing?
No, not according to our knowledge.
11. Are any sequential or logical links missing?
No, not that we know of.
12. Can you identify themes or ideas that also appear in other works you have read?
Other themes that have also appeared in other works that we have read are newspaper articles, magazine articles and articles we have fallen upon on the internet.
13. Can you identify parallels with your own experience?
In my experience I have been in a basketball league where another player was suspended for the use of drugs just like how baseball players were suspended for their use of drugs. Personally I think if you are prescribed to the drugs you are taking, there shouldn't be any consequences.
By: Kelsey Robison, Sofia Montalbetti, and Hayley Leach
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