editorial paragraph 7

One thing we should notice before turning to the last paragraph. None of the reasons stated in paragraph 5 really addresses the issue of why the government should not be in
the position to balance these criteria and make a decision about the schedule of athletic events. Why doesn't the government have the right to balance these criteria and decide what the schedule is? After all, the school administration does just that. Doesn't it decide for the students on what days and times the girls and boys teams are to play? What's the difference between the decision made and imposed by the school administration and the decision made and imposed by the government? This is the issue that the last paragraph addresses.

Paragraph 6

When we read the first sentence of the paragraph, we see that it addresses the issue we just mentioned. These decisions to balance the various factors or criteria in order to determine the athletics schedule "are best made in the community, worked out by people of good will in a spirit of compromise and cooperation." This reason is perhaps the single most important reason in the editorial:

Conclusion:	The federal government should not dictate athletics schedules
(BECAUSE) Reason 1:	These decisions are best made in the community, worked out by people of good will in a spirit of compromise and cooperation.

Now we expect a "cascade effect." We expect the editorial to give us a good reason to
support Reason 1. After you read Reason 1, ask yourself the question "Why?" Why
are these decisions best made in the community? Because "federal
involvement in this process is absurd." But why? Why is federal involvement in this
process absurd? Here is what the "cascade effect" looks like for the whole paragraph:

Conclusion: The federal government should not dictate athletics schedules
(BECAUSE) Reason 1: These decisions are best made in the community....
                                        (BECAUSE) Reason 2: Federal involvement in this process is
                                                                                absurd.
                                                                (BECAUSE) Reason 3: It [federal involvement]
                                                                                                       demonstrates how far
                                                                                                       the country has fallen
                                                                                                       from  the founders' ideal
                                                                                                       of limited federal power.