This blog is the fourth and final part of a string of sequenced arguments that have been assigned throughout the spring semester in my English 106 class. These assignments have all been different forms of arguments about one particular topic. Natural and alternative medicine is the topic I chose, and the arguments I have already presented include a narrative, definition, and evaluation– which have been supportive of the use and effectiveness of natural and alternative medicine and techniques. This blog represents a multi-media form of a rebuttal argument in which I take an opposite position, although I work in a store that sells natural supplements and health food (check “The Author” page, if you haven’t).
Within the next couple of weeks, blogs will be posted to support the idea that natural medicine and alternative therapies are ineffective and dangerous. Like my evaluation argument, much of this information is not audience-oriented, and everybody is welcome to read, learn, or reject my rebuttal argument. However, users– both new and old– can benefit from reading my argument, as well as practitioners of pharmaceutical and holistic health.
This bar graph shows the users of natural medicine and alternative therapies (or CAM, Complementary and Alternative Medicine) by age as of 2007. Which age group do you fall under?*
The use of presenting an argument on a blog allows me to write in a more casual manner that can be easier to understand, and it allows my information to be presented publicly on the internet. This blog is not meant to hurt or attack anybody– it’s for the use of providing information as well as creating room for friendly debates, and this blog is certainly not meant to medically diagnose or advise its readers, either.
*graph obtained from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine by the National Institutes of Health <http://nccam.nih.gov/news/camstats/2007/72_dpi_CHARTS/chart2.htm>.
