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Alcoholism
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| Term Paper Title | Alcoholism |
| # of Words | 703 |
| # of Pages (250 words per page double spaced) | 2.81 |
alcoholism
[Category]:
Miscellaneous
[Paper Title]:
Analysis Essay
[Text]:
“We Should Retain The Disease Concept Of Alcoholism Analysis Essay”
In “We Should Retain the Disease Concept of Alcoholism,” George E.
Vaillant asserts that alcoholism should be treated as a disease. I think the
author has done an effective job in proving his case by using his own personal
experience that gives him authority to make an argument in this issue and his
use of rhetoric.
In his argument essay, he sets himself up as the authority by discrediting
most academics and scholars who have been considered to be “the best and the
brightest” in discussing this issue. He claims they lacked personal
experience, the one qualification that was the most important in explaining why
alcoholism is not a disease. The effectiveness of using personal experience is
it gives the author merit while at the same time discrediting the scholars that
oppose his claim. It lets the reader know that Vaillant knows what he is talking
about and is able to give a valid argument.
In the writer’s reasoning, Vaillant gives support to his thesis by giving
refutations for each of the five objections that oppose his claim. He uses many
different rhetorical devices to prove alcoholism is a disease, such as
comparisons, figures of speech, rhetorical questions and an anecdote, as well.
Throughout the essay, the author effectively proves his point by using
comparisons. For example, in the author’s first refutation, he compares high
blood pressure, coronary heart disease and alcohol abuse. He explains that the
causes for alcoholics are similar to those diseases in that both are “differently
weighted for different people and include culture, habits, and genes.” By
making this comparison, it immediately makes the reader see the similarities
between alcoholism and other diseases.
He also uses repetition in the diseases he uses for comparison. An example of
this is the use of coronary heart disease and hypertension more than once in the
essay. The purpose of this is to help the reader understand these diseases more.
It also serves as a reminder to the reader on how these diseases play a major
role in alcoholism.
In one point, Vaillant tries to prove if alcoholics are labeled with a
disease, they will become more willing to take respons
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