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There are multiple argumentation styles and types of reasoning a writer can use to make their argument effective. There are three main argument styles, which are called the Aristotelian approach, the Rogerian approach, and the Toulmin approach. Each of these styles incorporate evidence in different ways and have the claim stated in different sections of the argument. There are different types of reasoning that can be used to strengthen a writer’s argument, which include inductive and deductive reasoning. However, writers can accidently use fallacious reasoning, which can make their arguments invalid and unreliable. Anne Fadiman and Rebecca Skloot have different and similar writing techniques. Anne Fadiman wrote The …show more content…
Fadiman discusses how both cultures have identified the issue of Lia’s seizures, but have different beliefs for why the seizures are occurring. Not only does Anne Fadiman create her arguments in a Rogerian style but she also uses evidence from outside sources that have a Rogerian perspective as well. For example, Anne Fadiman quotes Dwight Conquergood, an ethnographer, who stated, he heard horror stories from refugees about the people in the hospital who would cut their spirit-strings from their wrist because the nurses believed they carried germs and doctors were cutting off neck-rings that were on the babies, which kept the life-soul of the baby intact (36). Dwight Conquergood argued that “instead of working in cooperation with the shamans, they did everything to disconfirm them and undermine their authority…” (Fadiman 36). Fadiman includes Dwight Conquergood’s statement to demonstrate how Western Medicine isn’t compromising with Hmong’s cultural beliefs. Even though Anne Fadiman uses a Rogerian argumentation style, I feel like she picked evidence that used a Rogerian style, which in my opinion makes her argument unsuccessful due to the lack of having a variety of styles in her …show more content…
An Aristotelian approach uses different types of appeals, which include ethos, logos, and pathos. By having these three different types of appeals it allows the writer to create a solid argument that appeals to the reader’s ethics, emotions, and logic. An Aristotelian approach also considers the opposing sides arguments and they are countered with evidence to make them invalid. An example of an Aristotelian approach Skloot uses is when she states, “Warning patients about fertility loss before cancer treatment was standard practice at Hopkins, and something Howard Jones says he and TeLinde did with every patient” and in a paper written by TeLinde he states, that due to the psychic effect of having a hysterectomy their patients have to be informed of the fact that they won’t be able to have children if they go through with the operation and allow time for their patients to process it (47). However, this didn’t occur with Henrietta and her medical records state she was “told she could not have any more children. Says if she had been told so before, she would not have gone through with treatment” (Skloot 47-48). Rebecca Skloot includes this appeal of logos and ethos in this argument by using evidence from the doctor and the patient’s record. This creates a solid piece of evidence that Skloot has quoted because it has multiple
There are multiple argumentation styles and types of reasoning a writer can use to make their argument effective. There are three main argument styles, which are called the Aristotelian approach, the Rogerian approach, and the Toulmin approach. Each of these styles incorporate evidence in different ways and have the claim stated in different sections of the argument. There are different types of reasoning that can be used to strengthen a writer’s argument, which include inductive and deductive reasoning. However, writers can accidently use fallacious reasoning, which can make their arguments invalid and unreliable. Anne Fadiman and Rebecca Skloot have different and similar writing techniques. Anne Fadiman wrote The …show more content…
Fadiman discusses how both cultures have identified the issue of Lia’s seizures, but have different beliefs for why the seizures are occurring. Not only does Anne Fadiman create her arguments in a Rogerian style but she also uses evidence from outside sources that have a Rogerian perspective as well. For example, Anne Fadiman quotes Dwight Conquergood, an ethnographer, who stated, he heard horror stories from refugees about the people in the hospital who would cut their spirit-strings from their wrist because the nurses believed they carried germs and doctors were cutting off neck-rings that were on the babies, which kept the life-soul of the baby intact (36). Dwight Conquergood argued that “instead of working in cooperation with the shamans, they did everything to disconfirm them and undermine their authority…” (Fadiman 36). Fadiman includes Dwight Conquergood’s statement to demonstrate how Western Medicine isn’t compromising with Hmong’s cultural beliefs. Even though Anne Fadiman uses a Rogerian argumentation style, I feel like she picked evidence that used a Rogerian style, which in my opinion makes her argument unsuccessful due to the lack of having a variety of styles in her …show more content…
An Aristotelian approach uses different types of appeals, which include ethos, logos, and pathos. By having these three different types of appeals it allows the writer to create a solid argument that appeals to the reader’s ethics, emotions, and logic. An Aristotelian approach also considers the opposing sides arguments and they are countered with evidence to make them invalid. An example of an Aristotelian approach Skloot uses is when she states, “Warning patients about fertility loss before cancer treatment was standard practice at Hopkins, and something Howard Jones says he and TeLinde did with every patient” and in a paper written by TeLinde he states, that due to the psychic effect of having a hysterectomy their patients have to be informed of the fact that they won’t be able to have children if they go through with the operation and allow time for their patients to process it (47). However, this didn’t occur with Henrietta and her medical records state she was “told she could not have any more children. Says if she had been told so before, she would not have gone through with treatment” (Skloot 47-48). Rebecca Skloot includes this appeal of logos and ethos in this argument by using evidence from the doctor and the patient’s record. This creates a solid piece of evidence that Skloot has quoted because it has multiple