Rhetorical Precis of Scholarly Article

In the article “Mandatory ECG Screening of Athletes: Is This Question Resolved Now?” Roy J. Shepard asserts that mandating ECG screening will reduce sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes.  He supports his claim by providing numerous statistics from comparing ECG screening and clinical examination alone and examples from other countries that also participate in a similar conduction.  His purpose is to build awareness among his peers in order to provide enough evidence to make ECG screening mandatory process for all high school and college athletes’.  This article reflects intelligence and professionalism: it is solely base on the research the author has collect.