Academic conversations offer a unique opportunity for distinguished professors and researchers to write about their opinions and get equally beneficial feedback from others in the related field. It is important for authors to write in collaboration with others, especially those involved in academic and researched based conversations, because they need many opinions and comments to write fully. Although many discussions that involve faith based conversations are often rooted in fact, they also open up an idea that others wouldn’t otherwise think about. The conversations about the catholic church’s belief about assisted reproductive technology open a new door when it comes to what is right and what is wrong. The authors of these articles incorporate
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This article, written by Giuseppe Benagiano, was written in response to Robert Edwards after he won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2010. Benagiano writes primarily about how the Catholic church feels about Edwards being named the winner. Edwards won the prize after he had developed In vitro Fertilization, or IVF. The catholic teachings go against what Edwards created and Benagiano writes about the conflicting views. This article incorporates the previous article written by Ford by tying in the Ford said the embryo must be protected as it is classified as a “potential human person” (Benagiano 4). Benagiano continues on to list the criticisms the Catholic Church has on the winning (Benagiano). The article expands the views of the church on each point he …show more content…
Each author creates their own tone in their writings but overall these articles have a similar sound. There is an overall scholarly tone in all of the articles that allows the reader to understand that the articles are written by respected people in the field. The main way the authors have developed this tone is by using a certain word choice. Ford uses phrases such as, “the bible shows” and “philosophical reasoning also supports” (1,3). In the article, “Robert G Edwards and the Roman Catholic Church”, Benagiano talks about the criticisms of IVF and the position of the Roman Catholic Church (2,4). These short, effective phrases display to the reader that the author has done his or her research and knows what he or she is talking about. The overall word choice that the authors chose has an impact of the tone of the pieces. Each piece has chosen words and phrases that are very blunt and are without personal opinions. The authors did this because the topic of IVF and anything to do with family planning is a sensitive topic for most people. By using straightforward wording, the authors are able to bring less to no emotion in the articles and try to appeal to a bigger audience. Overall the scholarly tone is able contribute to the credibility of the pieces with the help of the distinct diction
This article, written by Giuseppe Benagiano, was written in response to Robert Edwards after he won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2010. Benagiano writes primarily about how the Catholic church feels about Edwards being named the winner. Edwards won the prize after he had developed In vitro Fertilization, or IVF. The catholic teachings go against what Edwards created and Benagiano writes about the conflicting views. This article incorporates the previous article written by Ford by tying in the Ford said the embryo must be protected as it is classified as a “potential human person” (Benagiano 4). Benagiano continues on to list the criticisms the Catholic Church has on the winning (Benagiano). The article expands the views of the church on each point he …show more content…
Each author creates their own tone in their writings but overall these articles have a similar sound. There is an overall scholarly tone in all of the articles that allows the reader to understand that the articles are written by respected people in the field. The main way the authors have developed this tone is by using a certain word choice. Ford uses phrases such as, “the bible shows” and “philosophical reasoning also supports” (1,3). In the article, “Robert G Edwards and the Roman Catholic Church”, Benagiano talks about the criticisms of IVF and the position of the Roman Catholic Church (2,4). These short, effective phrases display to the reader that the author has done his or her research and knows what he or she is talking about. The overall word choice that the authors chose has an impact of the tone of the pieces. Each piece has chosen words and phrases that are very blunt and are without personal opinions. The authors did this because the topic of IVF and anything to do with family planning is a sensitive topic for most people. By using straightforward wording, the authors are able to bring less to no emotion in the articles and try to appeal to a bigger audience. Overall the scholarly tone is able contribute to the credibility of the pieces with the help of the distinct diction