Question

review the seventh paragraph. blocking below the waist competitive youth football has been a beloved american pastime for decades. however, in recent years, there have been concerns about serious injuries, particularly brain trauma, at every level of football. these concerns have led some to believe that young people should not be permitted to participate in the sport. but when examining youth sports as a whole, football tends to draw unfair attention when it comes to injuries. in fact, other youth sports present a higher injury rate than football, and football is becoming considerably safer as regulations are updated and safety equipment is improved. to ban youth football, therefore, would be an extreme measure out of proportion to footballs relative risks and the seventh paragraph is meant to support the authors main claim that it is excessive and unreasonable to ban youth football. whats wrong with the authors argument in the seventh paragraph? professional footballs television ratings are not relevant to whether or not it makes sense for youth football to be banned. the author fails to compare trends in football viewership with trends for other live televised sports. the long - term downward trend in professional footballs television ratings is not explained.

Explanation:

The paragraph's argument is about youth - football injury risks and the unreasonableness of a ban. Television ratings of professional football are off - topic and not relevant to the youth - football ban argument.

Answer:

Professional football's television ratings are not relevant to whether or not it makes sense for youth football to be banned.