Considering Types

In this blog post I will be explaining which types of argument I am considering for my public argument.

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For my project I am considering using an evaluative and proposal type argument. I think that an evaluative type of argument would work with my controversy because it would allow me to evaluate the problem at hand. I could evaluate how doctors are having trouble enjoying their jobs and express the reasons why. However, I think that a proposal type argument would fit my controversy much better. There is already a problem at hand, the fact that doctors are miserable in their workplace. I would address this problem and show that it truly is a problem by adding statistics and expert opinion to support my claim. After I addressed the problem, I would then state ways that an unhappy environment in the medical field could be prevented.


Reflection:
Action Plan: Kelly and Jayni both had very nice action plans. They were both very extensive and addressed all of the points that they needed to. I think that they are similar to my action plan in that sense, however I think that our plans do differ in one major aspect. My controversy doesn't require me to give a lot of background information but both Kelly and Jayni would benefit greatly by providing background information, otherwise their arguments would fail.

Considering Types: Jayni and Kelly both were considering using argument types that are much different that mine. I think that the rout that I wish to go is more or less the road less traveled. The proposal type argument seems to be the least popular amongst the students that I looked at. Jayni and Kelly seem to both be looking in the direction of a position type argument.

My Rhetorical Action Plan

In this blog post I will be discussing my rhetorical action plan.

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Audience

• For the most part my audience should have some level of interest in my subject because it concerns them directly. They already know the basics of becoming a doctor from the research that they have done and through any experiences that they have had.
• My audience values the doctoral profession because the audience themselves wish to enter that profession.
• I think that statistics showing how many current physicians are unhappy with their work will be very effective in creating a standard for argument. I think that it will be most effective if I just state the facts outright
• I think that if I were to include pictures of doctors during work hours that are overwhelmed, stressed, or unhappy will help appeal to the emotions and help persuade my audience.
• The audience is listening to my argument because I believe that many of them are not informed enough to make a decision to enter the medical field. I want to provide a solution to the problem of unhappy doctors by making them reevaluate what they are trying to get into.

Genre

• The function of my genre is to propose a solution to a common problem.
• I could see my genre being used in any source of media that is highly accessed by younger adults, specifically targeting the ones that wish to enter medical school in the near future. I could see my self expressing my argument over a media site such as Youtube. A link to two Youtube videos in the same genre can be found here and here.
• I will definitely be using logos and pathos in my argument by presenting some data that is a potential game changer. This data will appeal to the emotions because it will shock the readers as well as appeal to logic because it is hard evidence supporting my claim.
• If I decide to use visual elements it will be those of doctors that look to be unhappy in their workplace. I will do this to promote an appeal to emotions in my readers.
• I will definitely be using a scientific and formal approach to this project to appeal to my credibility.

Responses/Actions

• Positive

• People are persuaded away from a career that they wouldn't have enjoyed.

•  People will become aware of the problem at hand.

•  Someone of importance supports my argument and offers validity.

• Negative

• People will refute by saying, "Not all doctors are unhappy. "

•  People will ignore my argument and potentially enter the wrong field.

•  "You're not a doctor why should I listen to you?"

Analyzing Purpose

In this blog post I will be analyzing the purpose of the argument that I wish to make.

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1. As a result of my public argument, I don't want to merely scare away medical students from med school but rather make them really understand what they're getting into. I want to show that medical school and actually working as a physician may not be the same thing that many people think it is. I want to show that some people are unhappy in their job and that anyone thinking about getting into this profession should really take a look into it and reconsider.

2.Plausible Actions/reactions

• People will reevaluate their thoughts on a medical profession. - This will better the community because there will be less physicians that hate their job, therefore increasing the quality of doctoral work.
• People will make the right decision about entering medical school. - This will better the community because there will be less physicians that hate their job, therefore increasing the quality of doctoral work.
• People will ignore my argument and proceed anyways. - This will hurt the medical field because there will be people entering a job that they may find they don't like. A consequence of this would be bad doctoral work.
• I broaden peoples awareness on the subject. - This can only help the argument. If I broaden the awareness then people will understand the issue at hand on a broader scale.

Not Plausible

• The whole healthcare system is changed.
• I change millions of minds.

4. People who are the most likely to advance my argument and who are most likely to move towards achieving my goal would be physicians. The most relevant voice would be that of physicians that are unhappy in their job. Physicians that regret going into their profession would want to inform prospective students so that they wouldn't make the same mistakes that the current physicians made a couple years ago.

Analyzing Context

In this blog post I will be analyzing the context of my controversy.

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1. The key schools of thought and perspectives in my public debate are that doctors are not getting treated in a way that they used to and how they believe that they should be treated differently.

2. The major disagreements in my public debate are that doctors should still be meeting the standard of quality of work that they used to but the doctors feel that this is impossible with the amount of work and patients they receive.

3. Some possible common ground would be an agreement that the doctors are being overworked and that they need to be given less work and the patients need to be distributed amongst more doctors.

4. Some idealogical differences are ones that deal with cultural differences. There are not similar problems that occur in other parts of the world that have better healthcare. The American culture and bad healthcare is prompting this problem.

5. There is not much that the audience can do in this situation. The audience are patients of the doctors and cannot do much to change this controversy unless they all unite to demand changes in the healthcare system.

6. The perspectives of the doctors is what is important in supporting my own arguments because i wish to argue that doctors are not happy in their jobs.

7. Perspectives of physicians that really enjoy their line of work will be the greatest threat to my argument because it will provide expert opinion and facts to argue against my argument.


Reflection:
Morgan and Jayni both had context that was somewhat similar to that of mine. Morgan and my arguments are similar in that they are highly opinionated but are still backed up by facts so that its not just one word over the other. Jay's argument differed from mine because of the amount of common ground on each side of the debate that there is. My controversy differed because there is very little common ground.

Audience and Genre

In this blog post I will be identifying two targeted groups of individuals that could be the audience for my third project.

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Audience
I think that there are two clear audiences for my writing. The first would be patients. The patients are clearly being effected by the way that doctors are being treated. The doctors have little time to spend with the patients because they are overbooked with work which also effects the patients. The second audience would be any prospective medical students. The article offers insight to what physicians have to do and why they do not like it so it definitely appeals to these students.

Publication Locations

• For Patients

For patients I would choose to publish in place that they would search to find out information about the healthcare system or in a place where they would search to see if they should see a doctor, such as WebMD, HealthFinder, Family Doctor and iHealthSpot.

• For prospective Medical Students

For medical students I would publish in a place where they might be looking frequently. Reddit offers forums that have people discuss the medical field, which would be a great place to target my audience. Other places would be MayoClinic, a website comprised of thousands of physicians that post things related to the medical profession. Finally I could publish in sites that are directly directed at medical students such as Student Doctor Network or Medscape.

Extended Annotated Bibliography

In this post I will be presenting you with a bibliography for 4-6 sources that provide answers to some of my questions that I recently came up with.

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Here is a link to my Extended Annotated Bibliography.

Narrowing My Focus

In this post I will be exploring some further questions that I have about my article, "Why Doctors Are Sick of Their Profession".

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How can this controversy be resolved?
It's hard to tell exactly. This is mainly a question of opinion so everyones opinion would be different, but the main problem associated with this controversy is the fact that the doctors are being overworked. This could be a product of the healthcare system that we have in place in the United States but a simple fix to this controversy would be to lower the amount of work that the doctors are receiving. This would reduce the stress that they are having during work and allow them to give much more attention to their patients and ultimately increase their moral.

Where does this controversy mainly take place?
This controversy takes place within the health care system in the United States. The USA doesn't have the best health care system in the world, in fact its not that great at all. According to The Patient Factor the US ranks 37th overall in best health care systems worldwide. There are many things wrong with our health care. The controversy being expressed in my article is a direct result of the poor system in the US.