"How Soccer Is Ruining America," is an essay written by Stephen H. Webb, in 2009, suggesting, and discussing that America is becoming corrupt because of Soccer, and it's "foreign invasion" (pg 2, number 3). In the beginning of the essay, Webb claims that soccer is corrupting our nation, and attempts to support his claim by using another claim stating that it teaches kids that they can get away with anything if they wish. However, neither of these claims are valid, because they are based on opinion, and neither have solid data to support it.
In Webb's first point, he argues that it is unfair to limit a sport to just one part of you body; for example, feet. But how is it unfair, if everyone has to play with the same rules? Isn't that what adds the challenge to the sport? Also, how is it a "disability?" Is it a disability in volleyball to not be able to use your feet to kick the ball? Or perhaps tennis as well, if your only allowed to use a racket? When Webb declares that God gave us opposable thumbs to separate us from animals ,so we could pray and such, it can be suggested that there is a bias in his opinion. Weather there is a God or not is irrelevant, but if we bring Him into it, we could say, "well if God didn't want soccer here as a sport, he wouldn't have given us the creativity, physical ability, or the talent to create it, and pursue it." Webb uses his religion to attempt to connect to the audience through God, or religion, hoping to create a connection with his readers.
In Webb's next point, he claims that baseball is one of the only sports that does what it is supposed to; break kids down before they are built up with confidence. Although baseball may do this, so does every other sport. You must fail, before you succeed, it's how you learn. But when Webb tells the audience his personal experience with sports, and baseball, yet again trying to connect with some of his readers, except this time its through sports.
With Webb's claim "Everyone knows that soccer is a foreign invasion," (Page 2, number 3), it can be suggested that Webb may be racist, or prejudice against certain things because they weren't "made in America," but rather adopted by another country. However, soccer is not "all about death and despair" (Page 2, Number 3), and even if it was, that doesn't make it European. There is just as much death in America that there is anywhere else in the world, weather the reasons are the same or not.
Soccer is not a sport for just one Gender. No sport is. Webb uses his daughter to connect to the audience, yet again, but this time, he uses her as a supporting point to his claim that "soccer is a game for girls," (page 2, Number 4). First, there is no data to support the claim, second, thats opinionated, biased, and sexist. Any gender can play any sport, no issue.
In conclusion, Webb's claims may have been supported by data, but it was false, and based on opinion not fact, leaving his essay classified as a rant, not a factual essay, or article.
In Webb's first point, he argues that it is unfair to limit a sport to just one part of you body; for example, feet. But how is it unfair, if everyone has to play with the same rules? Isn't that what adds the challenge to the sport? Also, how is it a "disability?" Is it a disability in volleyball to not be able to use your feet to kick the ball? Or perhaps tennis as well, if your only allowed to use a racket? When Webb declares that God gave us opposable thumbs to separate us from animals ,so we could pray and such, it can be suggested that there is a bias in his opinion. Weather there is a God or not is irrelevant, but if we bring Him into it, we could say, "well if God didn't want soccer here as a sport, he wouldn't have given us the creativity, physical ability, or the talent to create it, and pursue it." Webb uses his religion to attempt to connect to the audience through God, or religion, hoping to create a connection with his readers.
In Webb's next point, he claims that baseball is one of the only sports that does what it is supposed to; break kids down before they are built up with confidence. Although baseball may do this, so does every other sport. You must fail, before you succeed, it's how you learn. But when Webb tells the audience his personal experience with sports, and baseball, yet again trying to connect with some of his readers, except this time its through sports.
With Webb's claim "Everyone knows that soccer is a foreign invasion," (Page 2, number 3), it can be suggested that Webb may be racist, or prejudice against certain things because they weren't "made in America," but rather adopted by another country. However, soccer is not "all about death and despair" (Page 2, Number 3), and even if it was, that doesn't make it European. There is just as much death in America that there is anywhere else in the world, weather the reasons are the same or not.
Soccer is not a sport for just one Gender. No sport is. Webb uses his daughter to connect to the audience, yet again, but this time, he uses her as a supporting point to his claim that "soccer is a game for girls," (page 2, Number 4). First, there is no data to support the claim, second, thats opinionated, biased, and sexist. Any gender can play any sport, no issue.
In conclusion, Webb's claims may have been supported by data, but it was false, and based on opinion not fact, leaving his essay classified as a rant, not a factual essay, or article.