Build a Logical Argument by Clarifying Facts Essay

build a logical argument by clarifying facts and speaking to a particular audience; and the conclusions must be strong and communicated well so that the intended audience can logically say, "I understand and agree with that."

Marc Siegel, a professor of Medicine at New York University and also a doctor with a practice, wrote an argument based on the doctor's role in treating pain and suffering by helping the patient end their life -- euthanasia. He was persuasive to me in his argument for several reasons: 1) He is a medical doctor who has taken the Hippocratic Oath and believes in helping patient's whenever possible; 2) He is logical and factual when he talks about some illnesses and conditions in which there is no cure; 3) He supports his arguments with the sound moral and ethical facts that show the audience just how much certain people suffer, and have a very low quality of life -- so low that in fact they are not living, but existing, and; 4) That it is actually far more cruel to allow a patient to suffer in pain and anguish through a terminal illness without hope of recovery, than helping to ease their pain and suffering by at least taking away some of the pain through opiates.The most compelling part of his argument is that he believes in the use of modern drugs "in the name of relieving suffering, not as a murder weapon."

Personal Persuasion- When dealing with issues like euthanasia, abortion, etc. many people already have strong views -- usually based on their own religious or cultural viewpoint. For many, no amount of logical argument will….....