Jose Villafuerte
Journal Entry 2
Claim: Steroids should be allowed in sports.
Data: It will produce fairness through a level playing field and will
be more regulated if they are legal, and safer to athletes.
Warrant: prohibiting steroids causes a unfair lopsided competitive
field, and the random testing of steroids causes unsafe use by athletes.
Grounds/Backing: Prohibiting the use of steroids causes those who use
the substance to have an advantage over those who don’t for fear of
being caught, however on the other hand legalizing it will allow a
competitive edge to be maintained legally. If the steroids did become
legal and had some kind of regulated testing and education those who
exercise the use of steroids will be better educated about what it
does to there body, thus safer.
Qualifiers: If you legalize steroids in sports you probably will see a
more level playing field and safer to the athlete by regulation.
Rebuttal: Unless the athletes, who do not take steroids now, still
deny taking steroids after it’s legalize which still leaves a lopsided
playing field. The regulation will improve the safety of use by the
athletes expect those who don’t take it on a regular bases.
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The warrant might be better stated as something like "having a level playing field is more important than how we get it" or maybe "without regulation, some athletes will always have an unfair advantage."
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