Logos

As far as logos for Doc2, I am using the research that I have found through the studies on Healthcare cost. I have found data from doctors, government agencies, and other journals that show what the causes are. I have used that data to support my claim as to why there is a need to cut healthcare cost. When reviewing the data it is hard to argue with the staggering numbers on these cost. When you see that the cost alone for health insurance has tripled over the past 15 years, it puts this argument into perspective for everyone. 

Pathos

In my Doc 2, Why we need to cut health care cost, My pathos is the fact that this is a very heated and for a lot of people emotional subject. The stress of not being able to afford health care is very scary. I am very passionate about this subject. I see on a daily basis how the rising cost of health care affects patients. I have tried to use some of that pathos in the writing of this Doc to show why we need to find ways to cut health care or it will destroy our economy.

Ethos

I believe that in order to have ethos, a writer needs to show that they have done their research on the subject that they are writing about. It also helps to have some sort of viewpoint, either for or against about the subject. It also helps that the writer tries to refrain from having bias about the subject. This will help for the reader to trust the writer and the subject they are writing about. 

Voice and purpose

In my Doc 2 assignment I will be arguing why we need to cut cost in health care. The purpose of this document is to bring to light the crisis we as a society are in for if we do not find ways to cut the cost of health care. My voice will be the facts on what it cost for health care. It will also be from the experts who have looked into this crisis. My voice will also come from my 25 years of being in health care and the changes that I have seen and experienced.

Poor and Good Evidence

Having good evidence helps for the writer to form a good argument. It also allows for them to establish creditability with the readers. When looking for that good evidence, you want to look for facts that are backed by experts. I look for web sites that are not blogs or bias in nature. These tend to lead to one side views and bad evidence. I use a lot of .gov, .org, .edu sites to find my good evidence. While i have used one newspapers site, it had a study that had facts and data about health insurance and could be verified for the source. In my opinion this is good evidence.

Basic arguement

Well my basic arguement for Doc2 is the need for cutting the cost of healthcare. It is becoming a big problem for the society and the government. If something is not done about the cost of insurance, the amount that doctors are reimbursed, the cost of medications, and the overall structure of the heathcare sysytem, it is going to destroy the economy and the government.

Healthcare cost

Healthcare cost have been on the rise every year. I have been in the medical field for over 25 years. I have seen the rise of cost increase every year and the amount that doctors are reimbursed decreased every year. When the doctor is paid less for seeing patients, they have to increase the amount of patients they see. This causes their cost of running their practice to go up, which in turn causes their fees to go up. The pharmaceutical companies are no help in this matter. They raise their prices on medications and offer less rebates to those who need it the most, which are the people who are on Medicare and fixed budgets. The government has tried to come up with a plan to help, their answer was Obama care. This in my opinion is a bad idea. They want to make healthcare more affordable for people, they have not. If government were to change the tort laws allowing for insurance companies to sell insurance in different states it would reduce the cost of insurance premiums making it more affordable for everyone. They could also regulate the cost of medications making it more affordable for people to buy their medications.  



Tim 

Different People

Well I would have to say that I have been guilty of misjudging other groups of people myself. I have considered all of them the same just from a few bad experiences. Once I got to know them I found out that the group was not what the others had protraited them to be. I am from Loxahatchee and we are thought of to be racist rednecks. That is not the case. There are a lots of us out there who are very intellegent and not racist at all. Because of the "bad eggs" in the bunch, we who live out there all grouped together as being racist and simple minded. If people would take the time to get to know eachother instead of judging, society would be a better place for everyone.  




Tim

Media fallacy

Well in my opinion the media loves to use the red herring fallacy. The media uses diversionary tactics to give the public the wrong points of view. It has a way of twisting the facts to lead the public to the wrong conclusions about key things that are going on in the world. The media uses this fallacy on a daily basis. They used it quite extensively with the issue of police violence. They have created an image that all of law enforcement are violent and looking to shoot anyone that disobeys them. This is not the case, but it is hard for the public to see otherwise with all of the red herring fallacy the media is putting out there daily.





Tim

Peer Review

When I found out that we were going to be reviewed by our peers for the Doc 1 assignment, I became a little apprehensive about it. After reading the feedback I feel more at ease with the process. I feel that peer review for different subjects helps you become more knowledgeable about the subject. It also gives you feedback from more sets of eyes. Lets you see mistakes that you did not see before. I feel that with college students and in this writing class, it is a very valuable tool for us to utilize. It will help us all to become the best possible writers that we can become. It will also help us to become better critical thinkers, pushing us to research more and ask the questions.


Tim

Thesis statement

When you are looking for the thesis statement, you can usually find it with in the first paragraph. It should tell you exactly what message the writer is trying to covey. I look at the title first that will give me an idea of what the writing may be about. I than will quickly read the first paragraph to find the thesis statement. There may be times where it is not that simple, this is when I will proof read the article and see if there is even a thesis, it may have been left out but there should be some idea to the writing.


Tim

Authority voice

When we talk about having an authority voice, we are saying that we are knowledgeable about the subject we are writing about. We need to know as much about the subject or topic that we are writing about. This will help to give the writing creditability and also give creditability. If the writer is creditable, we will tend to believe more of what they are writing about. When it comes to the subject that we are writing our first document about, police violence, I have been doing more research on the subject to be as informed and knowledgeable about it than I was before. It has been helpful to me. It is making my research techniques better to make me a better student.


Tim