How manic-depression can change one's viewpoint of people and everything around them. Does it meet the three P’s? Yes, I believe it does meet precision, pertinence, and persuasiveness. How can it be refined for precision, pertinence, and persuasiveness? I think adding personal experiences that pretty much anyone can relate to would be one relevant form of persuasiveness. Another would be making the thesis and essay understandable to anyone not familiar with the topic (manic-depression, better known as bipolar disorder), while at the same time eliminating social stigma that has become synonymous with
