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- Thinking about the situation
- I'm going to force my readers to think a certain way about my argument after briefly introducing what my article is going to address.
- Talk about how I'm going to discuss how and why electrical stimulation will be used.
- Define any terms that readers might be unaware of and should know before reading my article
Body
- Major Supporting Arguments
- Studies that have been done
- Show evidence from outside sources that show it works effectively
- Previous success stories with the use of the treatment
- Use article from Project 2 to show how Gad Alon uses it successfully
- My personal experience
- Talk about my arm and how I used it to break down bone and regain motion
- Supporting opinions of other medical professionals
- Source from project 2 that listed actual physical therapists opinions of the treatment
- Major Criticisms
- The treatment doesn't work under certain conditions
- It is somewhat time sensitive
- Must be used correctly and at the right time for the situation it's being treated for
- There have been issues with insurance
- Patients might have to pay out of pocket (me)
- Talk about the reasons why it might not cover
- There is not a lot of information about the treatment so physical therapists are hesitant to use it
- Key Support & Rebuttal Points
- Most Important and Relevant Points
- My personal experience will probably my strongest argument for this project
- Previous stories with the treatment will support this as well
- Solid evidence and facts
- Rebuttal Points
- Time sensitivity
- talk about how that was an issue for me
- Insurance
- also address how this was an issue for me
- Topic Sentences
- Topics for Key Support
- "Due to the fact that I have been in the patient position of electrical stimulation, I can supply first hand information on the effectiveness of the treatment."
- Talk about what I needed it for and how it worked for me.
- "There have been many previous cases where electrical stimulation in physical therapy has been used successfully. "
- Provide examples of this in a paragraph focusing on success stories of it
- "Not only do other patients and physical therapists support the treatment, there are multiple sources of facts and evidence that support this claim as well."
- Paragraph about the studies that have been done that actually prove it's effective in certain cases.
- Topics for Rebuttal Points
- "The time sensitivity of the treatment is and has been an issue in need of discussion. The solution is simply that physical therapists qualified to use the treatment must know how to properly apply it in certain situations."
- Talk about how time sensitivity will always be a factor in the treatment but the therapists should have this knowledge and know when the timing is right to use the treatment. It will not always be right for every case, like any other type of treatment.
- "Although in the past the issue of insurance has caused some patients to opt out of electrical stimulation, some new policies have been changed in order to allow coverage for the treatment."
- Talk about how we had to pay out of pocket for a while
- Talk about what I read in "Stimulating Controversy"
- Gathering Evidence
- I will be using my personal experiences for a lot of the article
- I will be using sources that I have found in the process of completing Project 2
- Map of my Argument
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Conclusion
- Future
- I can show that the use of electrical stimulation in the future will be successful in treating patients of their issues
- Create technology advances in the future, etc.
Reflection
I reviewed Morgan's post on her outline. She really seemed to know what the structure and content of her argument will look like and was able to display it well. Her argument is pretty different from mine in the sense that it appeals heavily to the emotion of her readers rather than factual information. Although mine does appeal to the emotion of my readers, it is not based off of that.
I also reviewed Alyssa's post on visual elements. Her genre is a video and therefore her visual-rhetorical tone is very important in the overall presentation of her project. She wasn't able to completely answer a lot of the questions because she hasn't made a lot of decisions for her project yet but she is definitely headed on the right track.
Reading my peers blog posts made me realize that we are all on very different tracks and working at different paces as well. There is so much variety and it's cool seeing all the different directions everyones taking.
I really like how your coggle is concise, yet still understandable. I, similar to you, am utilizing the Think About The Situation introductory method. I hadn't previously considered defining any terms that the reader may be unaware of in that section, but your reasoning seemed very logical to me. I have read a few other of your posts, so I understand that you have personal experience in the topic of your argument and I think it's very beneficial to your argument that you plan to include this experience in your "Topics for Key Support" area. Overall, you seem very well-prepared for Project 3.
ReplyDeleteI think it's interesting that you are using a lot of evidence and scientific studies as well as your personal experience with the treatment to build your argument. Your testimony will help make your argument more credible and interesting to readers. I liked all of your topic sentences, and it seems like you are on the right track for your project!
ReplyDeleteHey Isabel, I like your topic and am eager to hear more about it when your project is finished. I agree that using your personal experience is going to be your main source of information as it is the most detailed. Secondly, using expert opinions will be of much importance. Leading your audience towards an end point through much emotion and feeling will get them to better understand the issue and want to take action for the side of the debate that you stand for. In the end, with your experience and the research you've done, your project will turn out great! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteYour outline looks good! It should help a lot when you start drafting. I like how you are using the "thinking about the situation" approach for your introduction because that's what I am using too. I feel as though it is the best way to generally introduce a topic and relate it to the reader. However, you are using the "future of debate" approach for your conclusion and I am using the "call to action" approach. Regardless, I am excited to read your project.
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