Question

which statement primarily appeals to logos to support the position that athletes should remain loyal instead of switching teams?
the team - switching mentality has become so entrenched that even high school athletes are doing it, causing newspapers to report the end of the beloved
eighborhood team.\
like many committed sports fans, i have been loyal to one baseball team for my entire life, and i expect the same type of team loyalty from its players.
you may be thinking that athletes should have the freedom to switch teams, just as businesspeople have the freedom to switch jobs; however, athletes owe a certain loyalty to their fans, who often have strong feelings of national or regional pride.

Explanation:

To determine which statement appeals to logos (appeal to logic/reason), we analyze each option:

• The first statement focuses on describing a trend (high school athletes switching, newspapers reporting) but is more of a descriptive appeal or maybe pathos/ethos, not logical reasoning.
• The second statement is a personal anecdote and appeal to personal expectation (ethos or pathos - based on personal experience), not logos.
• The third statement makes a logical comparison: it acknowledges the opposing view (athletes should have freedom to switch like businesspeople switch jobs) and then provides a logical reason (athletes owe loyalty to fans with national/regional pride) to counter it, using reasoning and comparison.

Answer:

The statement: "You may be thinking that athletes should have the freedom to switch teams, just as businesspeople have the freedom to switch jobs; however, athletes owe a certain loyalty to their fans, who often have strong feelings of national or regional pride."