The first op/ed written by Rosecrans Baldwin suggests having boredom can be a valuable experience. The second op/ed is written by David B. Agus who claims that keeping patients’ records electronically can improve future medical treatment. The last op/ed by Jeffrey H. Tony discusses about whether using antibiotics in agriculture industry would result in antibiotic resistance of humans. All three articles are from people who have significant authority in writing. Baldwin is a writer, and the other two are M.D and Ph.D who can be assumed to have high educational background. Especially, Agus and Tony are writing an op/ed about issues related to their professions. Thus, their opinions and statistics would sound more reliable compared to Baldwin’s. Consequently, the authors’ social titles supports their writings with ethos.
Baldwin’s op/ed which explains about the significance of boredom is mostly based on his own experiences rather than solid facts. The author uses personal anecdotes of how he was benefited from experiencing boredom to develop his …show more content…
Baldwin cites an article from the New York Times and reason why people would use earbuds in contrast of what he suggests to do. Furthermore, he shows his understanding to the opposing side’s reasoning by introducing another anecdote that support his counterargument. Tony also quotes an opposing claim from another op/ed but he does not really provide evidence from his counterargument. Unlike the other two, Agus does not cite a counterargument from different source, but he suggest a possible counterargument and accepts indeed there may be a security problem when having patients’ records electronically. Although, all three op/eds introduce possible counterarguments, they later successfully rebuttal them by providing more reliable evidence for their claims and bigger benefits for following their
Baldwin’s op/ed which explains about the significance of boredom is mostly based on his own experiences rather than solid facts. The author uses personal anecdotes of how he was benefited from experiencing boredom to develop his …show more content…
Baldwin cites an article from the New York Times and reason why people would use earbuds in contrast of what he suggests to do. Furthermore, he shows his understanding to the opposing side’s reasoning by introducing another anecdote that support his counterargument. Tony also quotes an opposing claim from another op/ed but he does not really provide evidence from his counterargument. Unlike the other two, Agus does not cite a counterargument from different source, but he suggest a possible counterargument and accepts indeed there may be a security problem when having patients’ records electronically. Although, all three op/eds introduce possible counterarguments, they later successfully rebuttal them by providing more reliable evidence for their claims and bigger benefits for following their