Paintball: Promoter of Violence or Healthy Fun?”.
Response of the article” Paintball: Promoter of Violence or Healthy Fun?”. Paintball is quickly becoming one of the most popular games in our all time; the number of players of paintball is growing everyday and with the different leagues and championships being held, the game has indeed spread far and wide. Currently, paintball is played in 110 countries with 15 millions players; it is bigger than rugby, bigger than snowboarding and even bigger than surfing. Why do so many people like to play paintball? And why is there criticism of the sport? Ross Taylor’s recent essay answers these questions. Ross Taylor has answered this question by his experience and perspective of an avid paintball in the article “Paintball: Promoter of Violence or Healthy Fun?”. Ross Taylor supports five different arguments that paintball is a great game. First, he argues that paintball is an athletic activity by supply physical feats and challenging during the game that help building muscles and coordination. Second, he believes that paintball provides strong mental challenge because there are many positive strategies and methods are used in game. Third, say Taylor, paintball build the teamwork and cooperation. Fourth, Taylor confirms that paintball is not dangerous and violent if players follow the game’s requirement and be cautious. Finally, he thinks that paintball is a fun and healthy game with an idea” killing” each other by guns and release of tension. Taylor concludes that paintball is “a great way to physical exercise, make friends and have fun”. Although Taylor‘s pathos (an appeal to the audience’s emotion) and logos (an appeal to the audience’s logic) parts are very effective and clear, I think his appeals to ethos (an appeal to the authority or honesty of the writer) are not entirely consistent. The strength of their tone and depth of experience lend credibility. Taylor demonstrates very clearly in logos part throughout his paper. When Taylor first begins by explaining the