Opposite sides of research

http://unitedstatesofhockey.com/2011/07/29/the-argument-against-chl-players-retaining-ncaa-eligibility/

The writer is Chris Peters a freelance hockey writer and broadcaster that wrote this article mainly stating that college hockey is its own unique thing and that major juniors shouldnt even be considered for NCAA eligibility.  He uses Appeal to Authority using himself as a credible source.  He hops on the bandwagon and uses Appeal to common practice with reforming to NCAA hockey and being so biased against major juniors.

letter reactions

 FIRST LETTER
In this letter there is an argument of logic in that fallacies are stated.  There is clear bias toward the patient, when in the opening paragraph the writer just picks the subject apart.  there is Ad-hominen when the writer attacks character in that the writer talks about beer and cigarette money as if its shameful that one can afford those and not health care.  The writer appeals to belief in that all Medicaid people are lazy.

SECOND LETTER
Second letter is clearly way more detailed, yet leaving some details out makes it seem way more unofficial. The purpose of either letter is altered based on the information given and/or left out.  Once the audience was changed and more detail went into the whole purpose ended up getting altered.

argumentative proposal

The topic i will be using is NCAA eligibility for major junior hockey athletes and how the rules and guidelines affect their life.  I narrowed it down because I know solid background information and it would have been to broad to do NCAA eligibility as a whole.  Certain tools that ive used so far is a couple articles on EBSCO but mostly the CHL, USHL, and NCAA websites. Possible tentative thesis would be: Major junior hockey players are affected by NCAA eligibilities rules and guidelines when it comes to injuries, possible income, and education opportunities. Additional things i could look at would be not really case studies but personal interviews or written papers by players that have been affected by this rule.  Other things would be to look at the multiple court cases that have taken place with people breaking the NCAA eligibiltiy rules and their arguments. Other credible sources that could be available are the OHL, WHL, and QMJHL websites because they post many pages trying to pursue major juniors and not go the NCAA route which could be good to look at as a sort of counter argument.

Credible sources

1.) http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Eligibility/index.html
-Its a credible source because the website is directly from the NCAA. They write the rules when it come to eligibility so i would consider it almost a direct source. I would honestly use this website because it has every single rule and guideline posted and gives a lot of information on certain bi-laws and what not.

2.) http://www.chl.ca/page/whlinfo
-I question the credibility a little because its site primarily for the CHL and not really to provide insight on NCAA eligibility. I feel like they alter a lot of facts also to make it sound like the CHL is a good choice even though you lose eligibility.  I would consider using this source but i would have to reference other sites on certain information that i think is invalid.

3.) http://www.petersons.com/college-search/sports-college-ncaa-eligibility.aspx
-I feel this source is decently credible due to its association with multiple big name universities on its main page.  I probably wont use this because they are way to broad about giving information.  They hardly get into the topic rather they just do an over view almost.

research breakdown

-Topic?
NCAA eligibility

-Issues or Problems?
Junior hockey eligibility
the sit out rule
academic ineligibility
transfer rules
Canadian Major Junior Legues

-What or Who is involved?
NCAA board members
Hockey players
Coaches
Parents
Programs
-What do i Know?
Eligibility is taken away when players go play in CHL.
Must attend classes while playing juniors if taking a year off.
Current attempt to pass a rule that grants CHL players to have some type of NCAA elig.

-What do I want to know?
Certain rules and guidelines.
Condiotions and terms that CHL players sign.
How NCAA looks at CHL

research ideas

NHL lockout
NCAA eligibility with Canadian Juniors
Steroids in sports
Midget hockey within Minnesota
Age Caps on certain Junior leagues
Coaching within High School hockey
WCHA
BIG TEN hockey
Wearing half shields in NCAA hockey
New rule changes within NHL
Salary caps on NHL teams

TED talks

The main idea she was trying to get across was that gossip isnt just a pointless job that doesnt carry any social expectation but rather that it has so many controversial social issues inside it that relate to everyday sociological arguments.  She uses multiple cases of numerous celebrities making slip ups in the public eye and uses those as a reference to help her argue that gossip and talking shit relates to the rest of the world and affects society.  Toward the end after she has made connections to all of the stories and how they relate to society she concludes by giving all the controversial points she went over and states why her job is considered an actual job and should carry more merrit than  it should.