Mark Sisson argues that the use of banned substances is not a problem because these substances keep athletes healthy and at the top of their game. This is a very popular topic in today's world of competition and professional sports. It's hard to get people to agree with you when it comes to allowing performance-enhancing drugs because the media always portrays them as bad and never talks about the positive benefits of these drugs. Since it is difficult to get people to believe and agree with your statement by presenting a well-constructed argument. Sisson presents a good argument using persuasion strategies such as ethos, pathos, and logos developed by Aristotle. Sisson's affective use of ethos in his advocacy of banned substances in sports is demonstrated by his experience as a health and fitness writer for Primal Nutrition, a health supplement company, and in stating that He spent time as anti-doping commissioner of the International Triathlon Union. Sisson says he helped create the first set of anti-doping rules for triathlon in 1988, showing he is someone very knowledgeable on the subject of drugs in sport. This makes the audience more likely to believe and listen to what is stated in the affirmation. Additionally, Sisson graduated from Williams College with a major in biology and began working for a health supplement company with a health and fitness writer. After saying this, Sisson goes on to say, “Most of these substances are actually drugs that were developed to improve health” (Sisson 596). Sisson saying he majored in biology and works for a health supplement company makes him say that medications are made to improve someone's health because people know in advance that it is very educated...... middle of paper ......ic is great because Back to The Lake says: "Logical reasoning is essential to persuading others that your ideas and opinions are valid" (Cooley 520) . This supports the idea that Sisson makes a good argument by using logical reasoning in his article. Sisson effectively makes his point about drugs in sport through proper use of Aristotle's ethos, pathos, and logos. Sisson gains the public's trust by telling them about his past dealing with drugs in sport. Then he tells personal stories and gives examples of how athletes are treated unfairly to give the audience the feeling that it is those responsible who are at fault and not the athletes. Sisson accomplished his goal of effectively bringing the argument to the public and getting his audience to question the next breaking news story about athletes allegedly being caught taking performance-enhancing drugs..