Proposing with Pom Poms

• Making Cheerleading a definite sport is my topic
• My audience is NCAA, ESPN and local Newspapers or Media
• My purpose is to give Cheerleeaders a voice and to make it known that what we do isnt a hobby, it is a sport. We need to be recognized and appreciated.
• I have authority for this topic because I have been Cheerleading since I was 7, so that makes 9 years. We do so much and its about time we get some recognition!
• I want to write a letter but I also think that making a bumper sticker would also be effective because everyone is going to see it.
• My claims are the how everything we do is just like every other sport; we have competitions, we compete with other teams, we have ranks and divisions and to top it off, some competitions are showed on ESPN. Cheerleading is more than just cheering on other sports, its about what happens on the mat and what we bring there.
• I want my end result to be that Cheerleading does get taken seriously and it becomes a sport. I'm not saying that it will happen but it will be worth a try.
• I think if I appeal to pathos, ethos and logos it will be more effective. I can use emotion to sympathize with my audience, logic to point out all the difficulty things that Cheerleaders do and ethos by using my long term experiences with Cheerleading to hook the audience
• I dont know about my rhetorical devices but I will use a lot of parallel structure and diction and tons of other things
• I think the NCAA and ESPN will be interested but it depends on how strong my argument is and as for local newspaper and media, they might take my story but I must give it my all.
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Toulmin Argument on Cheerleading; hopefully i do this right

      Cheerleading should be considered as a nationwide sport. I's not fair that things like, bowling and paddle ball are considered "sports". I can bowl very well and maybe I could be good at paddle ball, but its actually really hard work being a good cheerleader... harder than you think.The difficulty level of things that cheerleaders do and amount of time that we put in to compete and also support our school teams makes Cheerleading more than just a hobby, or a group and it should no way be compared to dancing; it is a sport.
     "The NCAA's Amateur laws operates along a series of bylaws that govern the areas of ethical conduct, amateur eligibility, financial aid, recruiting, gender equity, championship events and academic standards." Cheerleading is backed by the NCAA, having financial aid to help pay for uniforms, camp, tumbling and other things. There is a grand tryout where everyone is welcome, boys and girls; its actually more preferable to have more boys on the team than girls. There are Cheerleading Competitions, Regionals, States and Championships all around the world and if you don't have the qualified GPA of a 1.7, you can not cheer, just like for any other sport. 
    ESPN is considered a "sports" channel right? On some Sundays this year of 2013, there have been Cheerleading Championships broadcasted on ESPN for everyone to view. The series is in fact is called, "ESPN World Wide of Sports." If Cheerleading is broadcasted on a "sports channel" and is mentioned in the "world wide of sports", why is it not considered a sport? 
   Some may say, "so what?!" "what's the big deal of Cheerleading being a sport or not, who gives a hoot?" I DO! Every cheerleader I know does. It actually hurts that we go on and cheer other sports on, we're there for them and they treat us like dirt on the ground. Football players, for example, are tough and rough but do they have the flexibility and qualification to be a Cheerleader? Are they able to actually lift someone at the complex levels as Cheerleaders do? Are the able to understand and abide by all the rules and regulations that Cheerleaders have to go through and participate in something that is considered top dangerous? Let's think on that. Everyone has rights and opinions, so what is so wrong with a Cheerleader having one?

Who's going to listen to a Cheerleader?

So I've decided to take a stand and I think that Cheerleading would be my strongest point to focus on and pursue cause I have tons of thoughts and ideas and of course a whole lot to say with my big mouth, so this is what I'm sticking with!

 Who's going to listen to a Cheerleader?...
In Brien McMahon
Madaferri
Koroshetz
-Maderferri has say so in all athletic departments, so he would be my the audience that I would want or my intended audience. Koroshetz is our principal so for anything to be passed it has to be to her so if she's reading this and understand where I'm coming from then maybe I can make a change in our school.

Global;
FCIAC
National Collegiate Athletic Association
MSG Varsity
Colleges, High Schools and Middle School
Youth Sport Programs
- The FCIAC, NCAA and MSG Varsity are the biggest global audiences because we strive to win FCIAC, and as Cheerleaders that's so huge, so they should acknowledge this and take a stand, the NCAA actually had the exact power to enforce Cheerleading as a sport, and MSG Varsity includes Cheerleading on their channel but not as a sport; those would be our biggest supporters. Colleges, High Schools, Middle Schools and Youth Sport Programs would surely help out with our goal because this is the beginning for Cheerleading or the peak of it. So starting from the bottom with Youth Sport Program like ANA and Norwalk Youth and building up to colleges, having them as an audience can surely get the word around and make a change.

Who am I speaking for;
CHEERLEADERS.
-Cheerleaders are who I want to read this because why wouldn't they want to read about Cheerleading and how it can actually be recognized for more things than just cartwheels and splits. I am speaking from a Cheerleaders point of view, I am speaking for all the Cheerleaders out there and I am speaking to all of the Cheerleaders out there. Everything I do, is for all of you!