My Thoughts on Comments

Should College athletes be payed, and reimbursed for the effort they put forth to make their schools money? This controversial question has lead to many debates and has stirred up many to chime in through articles, or comments sections. This blog post will analyze the opinions of four people, two reasonable and two unreasonable, who have commented on the issue of college athletes and pay.

The order of my comments goes not credible, credible, not credible, and finally credible. The article the comments are on is titled "NCAA Schools Can Absolutely Afford to Pay College Athletes, Economists Say." 

Oh, Mathias. "Screenshot of Comment." 09/05/15 via Huffingtonpost.

The first not credible comment comes from Wayne Fuller. It is short and simple, but Wayne clearly is expressing a fantasy, where not being payed equates something to slavery. This claim is clearly outlandish and overblown.

It is hard to tell what exactly Wayne’s values are, but I can guess he thinks that people should be well payed for their efforts, whether it is fair or not.

It is clear why this comment lacks credibility. Student athletes are not payed, but they are still given scholarships that pay for their education, receive free gear and many other perks, and get to use amazing facilities to train and compete. Slavery was cruel, awful, and inhumane, so to compare these two ideas simply because of a lack of pay is a stretch of the imagination to say the least. 

Oh, Mathias. "Screenshot of Comment." 09/05/15 via Huffingtonpost.

The first credible comment comes from Austin Krol. Once again it is pretty short and straightforward. Austin is not communicating any fear, but is hinting that he wishes he didn’t have to pay college tuition like athletes. 

Again, the comment is pretty short and it is hard to determine what exactly Austin’s values are.

Austin comes across as reasonable because it is true that having your college tuition payed for is essentially being payed, and collegiate athletes are receiving benefits and bonuses that normal college students aren’t, thus reimbursing them for their efforts. 

Oh, Mathias. "Screenshot of Comment." 09/05/15 via Huffingtonpost.

The second not credible comment comes from Albert Wedworth. The comment is short, but from it it is clear that Albert is clearly afraid of the media and sports, and their apparent attempt to brainwash the mass population.

Albert clearly values his own opinions and safety, and will not jeopardize this to the, ‘controlling’ and ‘scary’ media and sports.

Albert’s comment is clearly not credible, as sports are not an entire waste of time and money as he claims, as they are very entertaining to many. Also, sports are not used to control humans, they are used for the enjoyment of humans.

Oh, Mathias. "Screenshot of Comment." 09/05/15 via Huffingtonpost.

The second credible comment comes from David Bartow. The comment is fairly lengthy, but does not communicate any sort of fear or anxiety.

David’s values are clear. College athletes should be taken care of, and education is important, but it is very improbable that it work that they be payed.

David’s comments are credible because he is clearly very knowledgeable on the subject of college athletics, and every point he makes is valid. He is not arguing one way or another, just pointing out facts. It would be very hard to pay athletes, as all athletes would have to be payed, and athletes are already receiving benefits and rewards that others aren’t. 






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