For my logos article, I chose an article off of Espn.com "Finally healthy, Lion's Johnson poised for a monster season" by Kevin Seifert. The article describes how Calvin Johnson (a wide receiver for the less than great Detroit Lions) is due for a good year. The author use logos often when restating his previous years stats compared to other rookie stats. He also explains that logically he should have a better year, because he is much more healthy than he was last season after his back injury which slowed him down just enough to fail to reach stardom. Seifert displays fact that in his first few games (where CJ is uninjured), he performed at a pro bowl level. The article also uses ethos when it uses opinions of accredited people, and pathos when Seifert reveals the character of CJ, but he uses logos the most with all the facts, and theory s he presents.
After reading this article I will undoubtedly pay more attention to Calvin this season (which will be difficult to bear due to his awful team), and I might even find myself rooting for him. The article has convinced me that he truly will emerge as a great , maybe even the best, wide receiver this year, and keep it up for years to come.
I would like to add that I will never root for him against the Cowboys.
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Statistics in sports are often a good tool used by the logos argument, because the statistics are pretty standard as to the players. It really is common sense (another part of the logos argument) that he is going to do better if he is in much better/healthier shape than last year. I am curious to see how this all plays out to see if the argument made comes to fruition throughout the season
This was a good example of logos. From the way they put it this guy is gonna be a beast, although i dont think the lions will get very far on the back of one player.
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