How To Dodgeball Persuasive Tda Response

Persuasive TDA Response (type your TDA below the line) ___________________________________________________________________________________ Addyson/Tommy Howell Ms. Kutcher 8th Grade ELA, period 4 8 March 2024.

Dodgeball Persuasive TDA

In the article, “Position on Dodgeball in Physical Education” by the NASPE (National Association of Sports and Education), the authors used persuasive techniques to support their claim that dodgeball is unsafe and inappropriate for kids to play. In one case, the author uses pathos to get families and teachers to feel as if the children are being targeted and injured. For example, when the NASPE talked about what getting out in dodgeball feels like to a child, they stated, “The ones who are eliminated first in …show more content…
The word ‘eliminated’ is meant to make parents feel that their children are being hurt. Because of this, parents will be more likely to want dodgeball banned. As another example, when the NASPE told the reader about a TV show, “Extreme Dodgeball”, and talked about how violent it seems, the author stated, “ ‘developing and executing extreme strategies to annihilate opponents’” (page 987). The usage of the word ‘ annihilate ‘ is meant to make people more nervous about children’s safety. The author’s purpose is to make everyone want to ban …show more content…
Also, when talking about the book the NASPE wrote, the author states, “in a quality physical education classes teachers involve all children in activities. Activities such as relay races, dodgeball, and elimination tag provide limited opportunities for everybody in the class” (pages 986 and 987). This shows that the NASPE thinks that dodgeball is not good for K-12 PE classes. This matters because the NASPE has a background in these situations, and having a background in something is an ethos. To conclude this paragraph, the NASPE uses ethos to show the reader things about how PE classes should be. As a final case, the authors use logos to prove their point on why dodgeball should be banned. As an example, when the NASPE was using numbers and statistics to prove their point, the author states, “One-third of high school students are not active and over 10% do not participate in any physical activity at all” (page 986). This means that most students are not pleased with what they are doing in their PE class. This is important because most kids are active in their classes, but not PE. As one can see, the author uses logos to prove a point in

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