The debate of nursing as a profession or simply a job has not just been a topic of academic or scientific articles. Among today’s popular media cites, many nurses and others have written their own opinion concerning the matter. Their methods of communication and documentation, however, are vastly different.
Registered Nurse Donna Cardillo writes a popular bog on nursing topics, and strongly debated that nursing was indeed a profession in one of her posts (Cardillo 2010). In her argument, she did not use scientific data or gathered evidence to support her case, unlike the academic articles cited above. Instead, she appeals to her audience’s emotions and uses her words to evoke understanding, empathy, and respect from the reader. She uses the rhetorical strategy pathos, unlike academic articles, which center on logic and reason, …show more content…
This is most likely due to the fact that Cardillo’s audience is most likely fellow nurses or non-medical personal who are simply casually interested in the subject or field. Meanwhile, the academic articles are written and intended to be read by fellow nursing researchers and experts in the medical field. These academic articles also had to undergo rigorous peer-reviewing to be published by significant journals. These factors determine and lead to substantial variances in the two genre’s audience and communication methods.
Cardillo’s popular media source also contrasts the academic articles in how her writing is arranged and structured. The academic articles often used very clear outlining, with headers and bold fonts to indicate their main ideas and organization. These articles provide examples, evidence, studies, other citations, and results, all under concisely defined
Registered Nurse Donna Cardillo writes a popular bog on nursing topics, and strongly debated that nursing was indeed a profession in one of her posts (Cardillo 2010). In her argument, she did not use scientific data or gathered evidence to support her case, unlike the academic articles cited above. Instead, she appeals to her audience’s emotions and uses her words to evoke understanding, empathy, and respect from the reader. She uses the rhetorical strategy pathos, unlike academic articles, which center on logic and reason, …show more content…
This is most likely due to the fact that Cardillo’s audience is most likely fellow nurses or non-medical personal who are simply casually interested in the subject or field. Meanwhile, the academic articles are written and intended to be read by fellow nursing researchers and experts in the medical field. These academic articles also had to undergo rigorous peer-reviewing to be published by significant journals. These factors determine and lead to substantial variances in the two genre’s audience and communication methods.
Cardillo’s popular media source also contrasts the academic articles in how her writing is arranged and structured. The academic articles often used very clear outlining, with headers and bold fonts to indicate their main ideas and organization. These articles provide examples, evidence, studies, other citations, and results, all under concisely defined