The idea of using logos is very common even if you are unaware of the definition of logos. Using logos in an argument is give your argument support by using facts, statistics, and even common sense.
As I was waiting for a friend I happened to pick up a copy of today, September 3rds, issue of The Daily Skiff. I was flipping through when I saw the title "Officials fear parental suspicion of vaccinations." Having three siblings in medical school I know the importance of vaccinations but I think they are sometimes over looked. The issue in the article begins with a testimonial of a mother who swears that because of the mumps, measles, and rubella shot (MMR) her oldest son is now autistic. The problem with this theory there is no known evidence of MMR cauing autism. The argument within the article relys heavily on logos. Using a personal testimony to state the opposing argument gives the issue at hand credibility which we learned about using ethos, but the article goes on to talk about all the scientific experiments proving the person testimony wrong. Using facts given by doctors, surveys and actual data proves that parents not allowing their children to get vacinated only hurts their children. The general problem comes when the doctors talk about a "herd vacination" since the virus is appearing in children that are not getting vacinated it may be able to evolve into a new strand.
The article continues on but the point is deffinatly made that not vaccinating children only cause a personal problem, that may so day turn into a public problem. The argument is made though almost entirely on facts and professional opinion.
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I find this article interesting because I remember talking about it in class and how much controversy it is causing today. It is confusing because it seems that a lot of people are claiming that their child developed autism after receiving a vaccination, but as of now, I don't know of any evidence that proves it. I think this is something that we will all have to wait for more research until we are certain what the real consequences are, but until then, I think that parents should go ahead and get the vaccinations because the benefits far outweigh the risk, if any.
I remember reading this article yesterday, and thinking about how people are now basing the diagnosis of autism on vaccinations. While I have absolutely no knowledge of the prescription of medicine, I fully understand why people want research backing facts, instead of arbitrary ideas not backed by facts. I feel that I would rather have my health based on facts than the small possibility of potentially developing autism
This is a very interesting article because it seems that parents will blame developmental problems of their own child on everything but something they can't control. I remember having to go in and get all sorts of vaccinations when I was a kid and didn't get any sort of sickness as a result. I am with Michelle and Richard on this one for going ahead and getting vaccinated.
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