Questions provide an effective means of inviting readers to consider the implications of the ideas explored in an essay. After summarizing the information she provided in her analytical essay, featured writer Ali Bizzul closes with a compelling question.

Given the potential dangers to their health and the fact that being large does little to make them effective players, why do athletes work so hard to get bigger? Perhaps they think the statistics won’t apply to them personally — that adding pounds will improve their individual performance. Athletes also know that gaining weight is much easier than gaining muscle, and if weight gives players the slightest advantage, they may think the risks are worth it. Do these players love their sport so much that they will continue to sacrifice their health — or even their lives — for it? They may, if they remain unaware of the consequences, and if they push themselves to their limits without fully understanding the risks.