For this blog, the article I choose to analyze an article titled “CTE found in 99% of studied brains from deceased NFL players. The reason I choose this is article was because I actually volunteer portions of my summer to research this specific type of disease as I possess a strong passion of making the game of football safer. For those who don’t know what Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is, it is a progressive disease found in most athlete’s brains due to repetitive brain traumas. With these blows to the head, an abnormal protein forms in the shape of a plate within the brain, slowly killing brain cells over time. At first, I wasn’t sure if that would be considered a “scientific article” but after conducting further research, the study of the brain and mind can be considered cognitive science.
Within this article, author Daniella Emanuel discusses in detail the danger and risk that people are taking when they step onto a football field, as they are putting their lives in jeopardy. To grab the reader’s attention, Emanuel incorporates an appeal of logos as she adds statistics to support her claims. In the seventh paragraph of her article, she states “Out of 202 deceased former football players total, a combination of high school college and professional players, CTE was neuropathologically diagnosed in 177. The disease was identified in 110 out of 111 former NFL players” (Emanuel, 2017). As the article proceeds, Emanuel stresses the importance to seek help and avoid causing lifelong damage. One line that stood out to me was when she stressed the fact that football is an overall choice, but people need to consider the harm they could potentially be doing if they don’t be careful. One technique that Daniella Emanuel used that reflected the styles I analyzed in Montgomery’s Guide to Communicating Science was her ability to provide accurate and specific information that is not only interesting, but it grabs the reader’s attention. With this technique, emphasis is added onto the logical approach an author takes, but also stresses the importance to provide a conclusion to the overall argument the author presented. For example, as Emanuel provides background knowledge, facts and a statement for seeking help, she offers next steps that could not only save people, but the ability to seek clinical help. A second technique that caught my attention from Montgomery’s reading that Emanuel also incorporated by was using smooth transitions into new paragraphs to add a sense of flow to the article. As I mentioned before, Emanuel uses a specific structure of introduction, facts, knowledge, and additional resources to not only tell a story but to give the reader a better understand of what she is trying to explain. With this logical approach, Emanuel makes sure to lead herself into the next paragraph, and reintroduce that idea in the opening sentence of the paragraph. One example would be after she discusses questions raised, she goes into seeking help by immediately states studies have shown. With this, she is appealing to credibility which strengths her ethos and also ensures the flow of transition. One move I might steal that I didn’t discuss above was Montgomery’s ability to propose multiple questions through the article. With this approach, I found myself thinking deeper about the topic at hand which I really liked, so if I incorporate this technique in my final project, I hope the same effect would occur with my audience.
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