In order to find my sources I used Google search. I took the advise of Dr. Archibald’s PowerPoint and used advance search, the date changer, and the links type. These resources allowed me to look for more detailed and in-depth articles. Most of my articles consist of sports writer’s journals and articles. I really wanted to get credible opinions for my topic. I also have a source that is specifically a webpage that deals with fans opinions. This page provided fans opinions about specific subjects. I also found a book source that deals with the psychology of baseball and why fans participate in the watching of the game. After I found my sources I started to do an outline.
I made my outline consisting of bullet points and sections of my paper. I wanted to write out exactly each point I was trying to portray. First I outlined my introduction. I made sure I had a clear persuasive thesis statement. I also talked about the main three components of baseball. I then shortly explained my position and the point I was trying to prove. My point was that fans are of equal or greater importance that the players or organizations that run them. After outlining my introduction I outline my several points I was going to make during the essay. I wanted to talk about how the fans pay for salaries, and the stadiums, etc. I wanted to emphasize that the fans are the main support bases for players and they are a key entertainment purpose in baseball. I talked about the consequences of losing the fans and listed suggestions for things to keep them coming back. I also listed some contradictions and objections to help prove my point and finally game my personal opinion. I provide my own personal experience and opinion on the subject. After writing my paper I realized I didn’t need all my sources that I researched and I only really used the sources from the advanced search tool. 
your method for your outline was a great way of organizing your paper. your method our writing out all your points was something that had not occurred to me when i was writing my outline. I think that will work for me as i continue writing more of my paper. one area of content that i think i could write about as you have is consequences. Not in a sense of fans but in the area of what will happen if the NCAA continue exploiting their athletes
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