sfaction by jumping around, waiving their hands, giving other fans high-fives etc. These are the basic rules that fans follow. Additionally, these fans are united through their rationale for their common aspiration. Their common aspiration is for their team to win. So when their team does well, the fact that they cheer and do other non-verbal actions, they are reinforcing their rational of winning. The display of the fans communal interactions takes place at the football game. Their community is the arena or stadium, which the game is taking place in and all the people who are there to take part in the game. The fans themselves are apart of this community. Through interaction of the fans they are once again arguing for the victory of their football team over their opponent.Another argument to look at in the community is the discourse we use. One common feature which all communities share, and which serves to distinguish them, is the discourse in which they engage. Discourse-language aimed at members or at outsiders-constitutes the community by presenting it with those symbols which it defines itself.(McKerrow, p. 29) The discourse that is used in the community of a professional football game is very simple whether it is members or outsiders. For example, if your football team loses you may speak about the game in another community like work. The discourse that you use in your argumentation is straightforward which both parties understand. The other person may feel that your football team deserved to loose. You on the other hand argue for reasons why the team lost. Within this argument, you are using this discourse that you relate to the community of the sporting event. Why this may occur in your argument is because you may need to use words related to that community like offense or defense. This is how we can look at discourse, which may be aimed at members or outsiders in an argument. The final part when looking at ar...
