Read this excerpt from a concluding paragraph jason has drafted from his research outline on the hazards of playing football and answer the question.
(1)it is not likely that proposals to ban professional football will be successful. (2)professional football will continue to be a part of american culture. (3)the nfl is a multibillion dollar business, and it has the support of millions of fans who will insist that this sport endure. (4)at the same time, it would be reckless, irresponsible, and heartless of the nfl to disregard statistics that relate to players’ health. (5) make no mistake—there is evidence that concussions caused by head injuries are on the increase. (6)the creation of more regulations to govern conduct on the field is not the best solution. (7)experience has shown that players are willing to risk being fined if a prohibited action will enable them to successfully complete a play. ( referees can find reasons to avoid making judgment calls to enforce the rules. (9)spectators are not interested in making football nothing more than a series of controversies over referee decisions.
which is the most effective way to combine the sentences labeled 1 and 2 to improve the formal tone of the paragraph?
whoever proposed banning professional football does not understand american culture very well.
it is highly unlikely that proposals to ban professional football will succeed because professional football is such an important part of american culture.
even though there has never been a better reason to ban professional football, it is doubtful that a sport that is so much a part of american culture will ever go away.
no matter how much research is presented to players, fans, and owners of football teams, there is little likelihood that a ban will be imposed on professional football because it is a sport that is so important to american culture.