Rhetorical Analysis #12 - Source Paper C

Source Paper C: "DriveWise: An Interdisciplinary Hospital-Based Driving Assessment
Program"

Argument: The main argument of this article is that not all elderly individuals are qualified to drive and should have regulations accordingly.
Audience: The audience is doctors of elderly individuals with different medical conditions.
Goal: The goal of the article is to convince doctors and medical professionals that they need to do a more thorough evaluation of their elderly patients to ensure they are still capable of driving safely.
How: Ethos – This article uses ethos by appealing to authority. There are many studies done and reports done by qualified medical professionals that help prove their goal. They use the authority of other doctors to appeal to their overall audience.
Logos – This article uses logos through appealing to the audience’s logic. It sites and uses a few research based studies that help prove their point. The studies appeal to the doctors because of the statistics and logic behind them.
Sufficient – The article includes sufficient evidence in order to help achieve their overall goal. It uses both studies, research, and other medical professionals to accomplish this.
Accurate – All of the evidence the article contains is very accurate. It all applies to the main goal and then is cited throughout the article and then at the end with the references. All of the details and information is accurate.
Is it Effective: Overall, the article is effective because it will convince other medical professionals and doctors of elderly individuals to take a closer look at their patient’s capability of driving safely. It is their responsibility to do so.
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