Toulmin Argument

Essay by z_lemmonCollege, UndergraduateB+, October 2014

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Argumentation Essay

One of the biggest arguments these days in the sports world is should college athletes be paid or not. To preserve the competitive nature and the "college environment" student athletes should not be paid. College athletes go to school for a reason, education. Universities or colleges should not have to spend money on top of giving the students an opportunity to set up their future. With natural born athletes, they already have a competitive drive within themselves so monetary supplement would not be an issue. Colleges or universities are a pathway for a bright future to any young man or woman.

One reason college's athletes should not be paid is that they receive money from scholarships and basically go to school for free. Hypothetically speaking, a high school student who is very good at football received several offers (scholarships to play at their school) from very big name schools.

He accepted an offer to a large university and now, is the starting defensive end for them. He goes to school, gets his education for free and also gets to play the sport he loves. Statistics involving total scholarships and revenue to the schools seem to be similar as the revenue feeds the scholarships. Playing for such a big school in football some people may say that scholarship money isn't enough because tuition is small compared to the money they bring in. The money that they bring in goes towards their scholarships, food, and clothes they wear. With all that is earned, a big chunk goes toward them and the free education and traveling. Some athletes don't get as much attention as ones from bigger schools. Athletes from smaller schools still receive attention and money, just not on as large of a scale.

They go to school to...