Jennifer Doyle, Ph.D., a professor at Duke University, introduces her article “Art and Addiction” first by assuming readers are oblivious to the connections the people of society have made between art and drugs. In assumption of this, she uses ethos to provided the readers with background knowledge of historical figures, Greek and Norse gods, and their relations and claims about drugs and how drugs promote creativity. Drugs such as alcohol and opioids (pain killers) were often used to enhance artist’s and writer’s imagination. Doyle’s first goal to her article is to inform readers of the benefits art has to addicts and those suffering in mental health. Her second aspiration in writing this article is to persuade readers to embrace art as a
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Presume that her readers unaware as to why artist have been postulated to be “drug-fueled lunatics.” She executes this by exemplifying notable people in history, such as Plato, a Greek Philosopher, and his idea; in order to reach true creativity, one must have an “altered state of consciousness.” She then leads her readers to the refutation, in which “other people” argue that creative people, because they are inclined to mental health issues, are more inclined to abuse drugs. She utilizes the Calgary Vision and Ageing Lab’s argument to support the refutation. To further the refutation, Doyle quotes Shelly Carson, a Harvard psychologist, who states that high creativity has strong correlation with drug abuse. She then continues on with Carson’s statement, as to creativity being what saves people from a downward spiral, to prove her …show more content…
The benefits to art she listed are “spiritual recovery,” “societal aid,” and expression. She starts this list off with the proposition of Alcoholic Anonymous that is easily understood even by nescient readers. Next, Doyle presents her evidence by citing Harvard scientist in their study that “spiritual and meditational aspects” of yoga practices has a significant effect on addiction. She demonstrates the influence art has on spiritual awareness and development by citing The Journal of the American Art Therapy Association. In the second benefit, Doyle applies Thorwell’s artwork to emphasize a way in which art can be taken to lead people down a path preferred over drugs. She exhibits the immense amount of people that are influenced by drugs by pointing out that “nearly 11 million Americans” (Doyle, citing Drugtreament.com) have tried methamphetamine. In doing so, she caters the readers with justification as to why art is an aid to society. Doyle presents in this point that there are many drug users within America and most of them are likely not using art as a coping mechanism. This displays for her readers that anyone can be a “drug-fueled lunatic” not just
Presume that her readers unaware as to why artist have been postulated to be “drug-fueled lunatics.” She executes this by exemplifying notable people in history, such as Plato, a Greek Philosopher, and his idea; in order to reach true creativity, one must have an “altered state of consciousness.” She then leads her readers to the refutation, in which “other people” argue that creative people, because they are inclined to mental health issues, are more inclined to abuse drugs. She utilizes the Calgary Vision and Ageing Lab’s argument to support the refutation. To further the refutation, Doyle quotes Shelly Carson, a Harvard psychologist, who states that high creativity has strong correlation with drug abuse. She then continues on with Carson’s statement, as to creativity being what saves people from a downward spiral, to prove her …show more content…
The benefits to art she listed are “spiritual recovery,” “societal aid,” and expression. She starts this list off with the proposition of Alcoholic Anonymous that is easily understood even by nescient readers. Next, Doyle presents her evidence by citing Harvard scientist in their study that “spiritual and meditational aspects” of yoga practices has a significant effect on addiction. She demonstrates the influence art has on spiritual awareness and development by citing The Journal of the American Art Therapy Association. In the second benefit, Doyle applies Thorwell’s artwork to emphasize a way in which art can be taken to lead people down a path preferred over drugs. She exhibits the immense amount of people that are influenced by drugs by pointing out that “nearly 11 million Americans” (Doyle, citing Drugtreament.com) have tried methamphetamine. In doing so, she caters the readers with justification as to why art is an aid to society. Doyle presents in this point that there are many drug users within America and most of them are likely not using art as a coping mechanism. This displays for her readers that anyone can be a “drug-fueled lunatic” not just