ARTICLE COMPONENTS
Article 1: Transgender Policy in Sport, A
Review of Current Policy and Commentary
of the Challenges of Policy Creation
Well-written
Poorly-written
Author’s tone
- Objective
As the perspective is acknowledges
different views and challenges, such
as The topic of transgender in sport
has several competing challenges to
overcome in the sporting community,
there does not appear to be
consensus on standard policies,
Challenges will persist for those
making competition rules to create fair
but inclusive policies
Author’s bias
- Language Bias
The author uses positive and
empathetic language to describe the
challenges and experiences of
transgender athletes, such as
“beneficial in emotional and physical
development”, “equal opportunity”,
“fair but inclusive policies”, and “sports
should remain accessible to all”.
Author’s purpose
1. Review the history and current state
of transgender sport policies.
2. Discuss the role of medical and
scientific evidence in transgender
sport policies.
3. Highlight the social and ethical
implications of transgender sport
policies.
Fallacy
- False dilemma fallacy
This is when an argument presents
only two options or alternatives, when
in fact there may be more.
The article may be committing a false
dilemma fallacy by framing the issue
as a binary choice, when it is more
complex and nuanced.
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Article 2: Sport and Transgender People: A Author’s tone

Systematic Review of the Literature Relating
to Sport Participation and Competitive Sport
Policies Author’s bias

Author’s purpose
Well-written
Poorly-written
Fallacy

Article 3: Transgender Athletes in Sports Author’s tone

Competitions: How Policy Measures Can - Academic and neutral
Be More Inclusive and Fairer to All The article is written in a formal and
objective style, using scientific terms
and references to support the
arguments. The authors do not
Well-written express their personal opinions or
Poorly-written emotions, but rather present different
(Rejected) perspectives and evidence on the
topic of transgender athletes in sports
competitions.
Author’s bias
- Language Bias
They propose a solution that adds a
third “open” category for athletes of
any gender identity, they use the term
“open” instead of “third gender” or
“other”, which could be interpreted as
more positive and less marginalizing.

Author’s purpose

Fallacy
- Hasty generalization
The authors make sweeping
statements based on limited or
insufficient data, such as “The lack of
consensus among the various athletic
governing bodies makes it even more
difficult to determine the exact policies
to include transgender athletes in
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sports competitions” or “The

population in the United States,
similar to the rest of the world, is
constantly changing and it’s
imperative that elite athletics mirrors
these changes.” These statements
are not backed up by any statistics or
examples and may not reflect the
reality of the situation.

Article 4: Transgender Athletes, Fair Author’s tone

Competition, and Public Policy

Well-written Author’s bias

Poorly-written
(Rejected) Author’s purpose
1.Analyze the fairness of transgender
women competing against cisgender
women in sports.
2.Evaluate different criteria and
standards for defining fair competition
in individual sports.
3.Explore the complexity and
controversy of the transgender athlete
debate.

Fallacy
- False Dilemma
The author presents only two options
for resolving the issue of fair
competition: creating a separate
category for transgender women or
calibrating hormonal therapy to
eliminate any residual benefits.
However, these are not the only
possible solutions, and there may be
other ways to accommodate
transgender women in sports without
compromising fairness or inclusion.
For example, some sports may use
other criteria besides sex or gender to
classify athletes, such as height,
weight, or skill level.
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Article 5 : Fairness for Transgender Athletes Author’s tone

in Sports Competition

Well-written Author’s bias

Poorly-written
(Rejected) Author’s purpose
1.Analyze the unfairness and risks of
transgender athletes in sports
competitions.
2.Review the progress and limitations
of existing regulations and policies.
3.Suggest some improvements and
solutions for achieving fairness and
equality in sports competitions.

Fallacy
Hasty generalization
The author uses a few anecdotal
cases of transgender athletes who
performed better or caused injuries to
their opponents as evidence that
transgender athletes have unfair
advantages or pose risks to cisgender
athletes. However, these cases may
not be representative of the general
population of transgender athletes
and may ignore other factors that
affect athletic performance or safety.
For example, the author does not
provide any data on how many
transgender athletes compete in
different sports, how they compare to
cisgender athletes in terms of average
results, or how often they cause or
suffer injuries. The author also does
not consider the possible benefits of
transgender inclusion in sports, such
as promoting diversity, equality, and
mental health.