ENGLISH 1312 INEQUALITIES IN BASKETBALL Inequalities in Basketball:
WNBA players work way too hard to be getting paid almost 75% less than NBA players. The inequalities in men and women professional basketball players are at an all time high. These two sets of players both do the same thing on the court. Men might do it a lot faster and fancier, but at the end of the day it’s all the same stuff. Both women and men professional basketball players put their bodies on the line for the game. Men should not be getting paid three times more as women. As a result, a lot of great women basketball players don’t pursue the WNBA because it’s probably easier to just go to school and get a job that pays more than the WNBA. In order to fix this problem people have to start supporting professional women sports more.
Purpose and Audience
The two articles that were chosen were “Women’s Sports Foundation” and “Inequalities in Basketball”. The reason these two articles were chosen is because they gave the best examples about inequalities in professional basketball. These articles were written to inform people who do not know much about inequalities in professional women’s and men’s basketball. The “Women’s Foundation Article” was intended for people that want to learn more about the unfairness in professional basketball and inequalities in other professional sports. This is very good article for people to read because it informs you about everything you need to know about when it comes to inequalities in professional basketball as in other sports. The “Inequalities in Basketball” article mostly talks about the unfairness in the pay between professional women and men basketball players. This is a great article to read for people that don’t know exactly how much more NBA players get paid than WNBA players.
Rhetorical Issues: Ethos, Pathos, Logos
I currently play basketball for the University of Texas at El Paso. I play for the men’s team I still think that women are not being treated equally when it comes to professional basketball. NBA players shouldn’t be getting paid more than three times as much as WNBA players because the WNBA wears down the body just like playing in the NBA wears down the body. WNBA players put their bodies on the line just like NBA players. Just because the NBA does bring in way more money than the WNBA doesn’t mean NBA players have to get paid way more than WNBA players. We can help out professional women sports by supporting them more in things such as going to their games, watching their games, and donating.
WNBA players have families just like NBA players but they are barely getting paid enough to support themselves. That is why a lot of talented women basketball players don’t pursue the WNBA because if you finish college it’s just as easy to find a less painful job that pays much more than the WNBA does. That’s also why a lot of women that play basketball in college decide to finish instead of leaving and going to the WNBA early. Most talented young men that are in college leave early to go to the NBA. Reason being that the NBA pays good money and they might as well leave because it’s hard to find a regular job that pays more than the NBA does. The reason why inequalities are occurring in professional basketball is because people are not supporting their sport enough or fighting to make a difference in the inequalities in professional women and men’s basketball.
Structure
The “Women’s Sports Foundation” article is put together great. It gives you information on almost everything you need to know about when it comes to inequalities in professional basketball as well as in other sports. It’s also well organized so it is easy to find things on the article. This article gives you facts, statistics, and history about women’s sports. It also has pictures on it so it keeps you entertained while you are reading it. This article should be recommended to everyone that wants to learn more about the inequalities in the WNBA as well as other professional sports.
The “Inequalities in Basketball” article is also a pretty good article to read about inequalities in sports. It’s not as good as the “Women’s Sports Foundation” article but it’s still good. I would recommend this article to people that want to know the statistics about this topic because it gives you pretty much every statistic that you need to know in order to understand why it’s a big inequality in professional basketball. This article is not as well put together as the other one; it’s a lot plainer than and not as fun to read as the other one. But it does have a few pictures and videos that you can enjoy while learning about inequalities in basketball.
Style and Language
The “Women’s Sports Foundation” article is written great, it’s easy to understand and comprehend. The language in this article is very formal. This article uses a lot of sports language as expected, this is a good article for people of any age to read because it’s not too complicated and it will keep your attention because of how well put together it is.
The “Inequalities in Basketball” article is written a little more complicated than the “Women’s Sports Foundation” article. It’s very simple to read and understand because just like the other article, the words are not too big, therefore it’s an easy and fun read. The other article should still be recommended because of how well it’s put together. This article is formal just like the other article, and they use a lot of sports slang in order to get their message across to the reader. It also uses a lot of statistical facts that can really help educate the reader on the issue.
Conclusion
After reading the two articles I have come up with the conclusion that the “Women’s Sports Foundation” article is a lot more reliable than the “Inequalities in Basketball” article. It’s more effective because it explains inequalities in women’s sports a lot better than the other one. It can also reach a bigger audience because how much information they have on their article. I even think that it can reach young kids because it can keep them interested because it has a lot of pictures that can keep them entertained while they are reading the article. The “Women Sports Foundation” article should definitely be recommended to people that want to learn more about the inequalities in professional women’s and men’s basketball as well as in other professional sports.