Argument Analyzing Essay
Argument Analyzing Essay
Human Resources, One of the most important factors any business need to consider any business. And with the rapidly developed technology, the human life is greatly improved but also many social related mental problems such as anxiety, depression. Of course there are many ways to treat such problems but most well-known treatment is psychotherapy and medication. There are many controversies about whether psychotherapy or medication is best for the patients. We will try to analyze the arguments on how Brandon A. Gaudiano uses evidences to support his argument in Psychotherapy’s Image Problem, published on the New York Times on September 29th 2013.
Brandon A. Gaudiano is a clinical psychologist and assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at the Alpert Medical School at Brown University. With a well-respected position in the American Psychiatry Association, Professor Gaudiano has an in depth analyzing of the growing problems in the human service and mental health professions.
In his article on the New York Times, Professor Gaudiano has shared his concerned about psychotherapy are “going out of style” to yield to the rapidly growing pharmaceutical treatment for general depression and anxiety. Starting by throwing out the statistic on how much treatment in the United States has changed from 1998 to 2007 before even making any argument seem like he wants to share the facts with the audiences more than making his argument. But if taking a closer look, there are no sources for the statistic he has given so the credibility of the data was unsure. Later in the argument, he has shown the logistic in his argument by asking rhetoric question following up with explanations on how psychotherapy are “fighting an uphill battle against medications”
Personally, I think showing statistics without back up sources is not an effective way to convince people. But with a tight logistical argument mix with rhetoric questions, Professor
Human Resources, One of the most important factors any business need to consider any business. And with the rapidly developed technology, the human life is greatly improved but also many social related mental problems such as anxiety, depression. Of course there are many ways to treat such problems but most well-known treatment is psychotherapy and medication. There are many controversies about whether psychotherapy or medication is best for the patients. We will try to analyze the arguments on how Brandon A. Gaudiano uses evidences to support his argument in Psychotherapy’s Image Problem, published on the New York Times on September 29th 2013.
Brandon A. Gaudiano is a clinical psychologist and assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at the Alpert Medical School at Brown University. With a well-respected position in the American Psychiatry Association, Professor Gaudiano has an in depth analyzing of the growing problems in the human service and mental health professions.
In his article on the New York Times, Professor Gaudiano has shared his concerned about psychotherapy are “going out of style” to yield to the rapidly growing pharmaceutical treatment for general depression and anxiety. Starting by throwing out the statistic on how much treatment in the United States has changed from 1998 to 2007 before even making any argument seem like he wants to share the facts with the audiences more than making his argument. But if taking a closer look, there are no sources for the statistic he has given so the credibility of the data was unsure. Later in the argument, he has shown the logistic in his argument by asking rhetoric question following up with explanations on how psychotherapy are “fighting an uphill battle against medications”
Personally, I think showing statistics without back up sources is not an effective way to convince people. But with a tight logistical argument mix with rhetoric questions, Professor