Draft: PED Synthesis

Directions: The following prompt is based on the accompanying three sources.

This question requires you to integrate a variety of sources into a coherent, well-written essay. Refer to the sources to support your position; avoid mere paraphrase or summary. Your argument should be central; the sources should support this argument.

Remember to attribute both direct and indirect citations.

Introduction: In recent years, there’s been much discussion about athletes using special drugs to boost their performance. It’s a contentious topic that brings up questions about what’s fair, what’s right, and how it affects the spirit of competition.

Read the following three sources (including introductory information) carefully. Then, in an essay that synthesizes all three of the sources for support, take a position that defends or challenges the claim that professional athletes should be allowed to use performance-enhancing drugs.

Refer to the sources as Source A, Source B, and Source C.

Source A: Chuck Klosterman, “Why We Look the Other Way”

Source B: Christopher Bergland, “Cheaters Never Win”

Source C: Brad Allenby, “Is Human Enhancement Cheating?”