Essay On Doping

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7 years ago 10/20/2016 5:19pm EDT

So I'm writing an essay on doping. Our professor tasked us with reading Malcom Gladwell's "Man and Superman" essay (http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/09/09/man-and-superman)

We need to counter the argument. I'm excited because I believe doping and PEDs should be banned. However, even though I thought it would be easy to refute, it is hard to get past the following question:

How is doping any different than training at altitude, taking supplements, carb-loading before a race, paying for the best coaches and facilities and equipment, or any other conscious activity aimed at giving us an advantage over the competition?

Any help/ideas on how to refute would be tremendously appreciated.

7 years ago 10/20/2016 5:23pm EDT

re: On_The_Good_Guys_Team

The basis of the argument is natural vs unnatural. The natural things are the things that allow you to get the best out of yourself. The unnatural things are the things that raise your speed ceiling above what you can get from simply training, and can even kill you or shorten your life span. Anything that can kill you should inherently be banned as some because it would be an advantage to be willing to die for a fast time, as opposed to someone who values their life. This boils down to ethics/character.

7 years ago 10/20/2016 5:30pm EDT

re: On_The_Good_Guys_Team

On_The_Good_Guys_Team wrote:
So I'm writing an essay on doping. Our professor tasked us with reading Malcom Gladwell's "Man and Superman" essay (http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/09/09/man-and-superman)
We need to counter the argument. I'm excited because I believe doping and PEDs should be banned. However, even though I thought it would be easy to refute, it is hard to get past the following question:
How is doping any different than training at altitude, taking supplements, carb-loading before a race, paying for the best coaches and facilities and equipment, or any other conscious activity aimed at giving us an advantage over the competition?
Any help/ideas on how to refute would be tremendously appreciated.

You're excited but can't even get past the main question?

This is what your damned essay is about. Geez. Kids these days.

7 years ago 10/20/2016 5:35pm EDT

re: Person Who Runs

Thanks. The natural vs unnatural angle is awesome. I was also thinking of the degree to which PEDs can improve performance compared to the degree to which taking vitamin D could improve performance. Although it doesn't prove why they should be banned it is similar to certain types of weapons being banned to the public. It is illegal to make a nuclear bomb, but it is ok to own a firearm. Both are weapons, but the degree of deadliness is different.

7 years ago 10/20/2016 5:58pm EDT

re: On_The_Good_Guys_Team

7 years ago 10/20/2016 6:18pm EDT

re: fred

Malcolm Gladwell:

"â€œDope is not really a magical boost as much as it is a way to control against declines,â€ Hamilton writes. Doping meant that cyclists finally could train as hard as they wanted. It was the means by which pudgy underdogs could compete with natural wonders. â€œPeople think doping is for lazy people who want to avoid hard work,â€ Hamilton writes. For many riders, the opposite was true:

EPO granted the ability to suffer more; to push yourself farther and harder than youâ€™d ever imagined, in both training and racing. It rewarded precisely what I was good at: having a great work ethic, pushing myself to the limit and past it."

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