Have you ever played a dodgeball game? Have you ever felt the sting of the ball hitting your face when someone hits you? Well, there could be more serious problems. In the informational texts,”The Weak Shall Inherit the Gym. “ by: Rick Reilly,”Position on dodgeball in physical education” by: National association for sport and physical education. “KYA social media post” by KYA and “Freaks and Geeks” by: Paul Feig, the techniques used in each of the sources are bloated words, appeal to health, pathos and logos. The first persuasive technique that was used was loaded language. In the text,”The Weak Shall Inherit the Gym", it says,”Dodgeball is one of the few times in life when you get to let out your aggressions.” The quote says that dodgeball is one of few times that you can let out stress.” In the post,”KYA Football Post”, it says,”So we have been asked a gazillion times if we are giving participation trophies...you should strive for and earn.” In the quote, it shows that they have been asked many times if they will be giving out participation trophies and says you show strive and earn things. In the texts, loaded words such as “gazillion” and “aggressions” are used to persuade the reader to conform with the author's opinion. …show more content…
In the video clip from,”Freaks and Geeks”, it shows a kid being hit with a dodgeball and falling to the floor. And in the article,”Position on dodgeball in physical education”, it says.”61.5% of children aged 9-13 do not precipitate in any organized physical activity outside school hours.” This says that most kids don't get much physical activity after school. A kid being hit with a dodgeball and most kids not getting much physical activity appeals to the health of people as it directly affects the health of humans. And thus both articles use the appeal of health to persuade