Informative Article

http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/concussions-in-sports

The purpose of this article is to inform people about concussions in sports, how they affect athletes, how they are treated, the damage they can cause and how they can be prevented. There are many audiences of this article. One audience is athletes. This article informs athletes about concussions, how to spot them and the dangers that accompany them. Another audience of this article is parents of athletes. This article explains not only how potentially threatening concussions are, but also how they can be treated or even prevented from happening at all. The logos rhetorical appeal is used in this article as well as the ethos rhetorical appeal. Logos is used in the article when the author describes the dangers of concussions, which creates emotion in readers who are athletes. Ethos is used in the article when the author explains facts about concussions and how to prevent them. The media the article uses is text and the mode is a website. The style of the article is very factual, which adds to its informative purpose. This piece could easily be adapted to a film or documentary about people who have had concussions and how they have been affected by them.