TOW #11 - "The Unfair Treatment of Ebola Workers"

     This article written by Richard A. Freedman of the New York Times. He argues that instead of those taking care of the Ebola patients being protected from contracting Ebola, they are actually in a lot of danger. Freedman says that it isn't fair to them because they have volunteered for this, and this is occurring. He uses an appeal to logos to prove that this problem exists, and that the points he is making are valid. After explaining how the Ebola virus works, he uses substantial facts to back up the general points he was making and showed them in detail. He says, "A report issued by the Yale Global Health Justice Partnership and the American Civil Liberties Union last Thursday found that at least 40 people in 18 states received quarantine orders and were confined to their homes for up to three weeks, the maximum period in which symptoms develop." He uses a reputable source to convince his audience. Another strategy that the author used was using a personal story to also establish the validity of his argument. Freedman talks about a certain Dr. Craig Spencer that treated Ebola patients in New Guinea, and had to be isolated along with his fiancee and two friends, but none of them developed symptoms. It's not fair to them that they have to be quarantined for a long amount of time, when all they wanted to do was help. I think the purpose of Freedman's essay would be to expose the aspects of Ebola treatment that aren't as hopeful as the way that we look at it. We like to think that our doctors are over there doing great work, which they are, but at the same thing they are exposing themselves and we need to understand that sacrifice. They were definitely able to get their point across because of their fully developed strategies that helped to convince the audience of the importance of this issue.