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What is Shulman and Bowen’s thesis statement?

James L. Shulman and William G. Bowen, “How the Playing Field Is Encroaching on the Admissions Office” (654-660). What is Shulman and Bowen’s thesis statement?

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What is Shulman and Bowen’s thesis statement?

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  1. James L. Shulman and William G. Bowen, “How the Playing Field Is Encroaching on the Admissions Office” (654-660) What is Shulman and Bowen’s thesis statement?  “When recruited athletes make up a substantial fraction of the entering class in at least some colleges, is there a risk that there will be too few places for other students, who want to become poets, scientists, or leaders of civic causes? Is there a possibility that, without realizing what is leading to what, the institutions themselves will become unbalanced in various ways?” (para. 7) What reasons do Shulman and Bowen offer to support this argument? • “Athletes who are recruited […] enjoy a very substantial statistical ‘advantage’ in the admissions process. That advantage—for both male and female athletes—is much greater than that enjoyed by other targeted groups, such as underrepresented minority students and alumni children” (para. 5) • Applicants will increasingly emphasize athletic activities in their college choices (para. 9) • “spikiness” (para. 14) What kinds of evidence do the authors consider? How do the authors use cause-and consequence analysis to make their argument? How does the cartoon on 657 relate to Shulman and Bowen’s thesis statement?

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