Contraceptive articles analysis
Article 2: “Emergency Contraception for Adolescents: A Political Battle”
Argument: Reproductive health care services should be in the hands of science, not the government.
Ethos: Not really used, Jennifer Johnson is a nurse-midwife.
Pathos: Most common rhetoric tool used
Used at the end when discussing the stigmatization of young women trying to receive emergency contraceptives.
Used in the beginning of the article to present a narrative
Used to present the reason for the author's argument.
Logos: Moderately used.
Used when presenting the results of the experiment the FDA did on the limits of emergency contraceptives
Used when discussing pregnancy rates and the accessibility laws pertaining emergency contraceptives.
Purpose: Inform of the longstanding political journey of emergency contraceptives.
Discipline: Pediatrics and gynocology
Article 1: “Legal battles over abortion heat up in the USA”
Disciple: Medical
Purpose: Inform of the legal battles within the United States concerning contraceptives.
Argument: The United States has many different perspectives of reproductive health care services, those against it and those for it.
Ethos: Not much ethos, Susan Jaffe is a publisher for Kaiser Health News
Logos: Used throughout the whole premise of the article, most prominent rhetoric tool.
Used when displaying the different political standpoints and the legal battles/policies from each side. Contains a lot of data
Pathos: Not really used
Used only when giving a voice to those who work in reproductive health care services and understand its powerful impact.
