Initial Post Instructions

Part 1: Research & Review

Choose one of the following pro articles to review and discuss with your classmates. If you have a different pro article you would like to use, please discuss it with your professor in advance. All articles can be found in our library databases.

Topics

Pro-Position Articles Patient Portals

Alpert, J.M., Krist, A.H., Aycock, R.A. & Kreps, G.L. (2017, March). Designing user-centric patient portals: Clinician and patients' uses and gratifications (Links to an external site.). Telemedicine Journal And E-Health: The Official Journal Of The American Telemedicine Association, 23 (3), 248-253.

Cosmetic Surgery

Jacono, A., Chastant, R.P. & Dibelius, G. (2016). Association of patient self-esteem with perceived outcome after face-lift surgery (Links to an external site.). JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery, 18(1), 42-46.

Cost of Cancer

Newcomer, L. (2014, October). Myths and realities in cancer care: Another point of view. Health Affairs, 33(10), 1805-1807 (Links to an external site.).

Surrogacy

Jadva, V., Imrie, S. & Golombok, S. (2015, February). Surrogate mothers 10 years on: a longitudinal study of psychological well-being and relationships with the parents and child (Links to an external site.). Human Reproduction, 30(2), 373-379.

Organ Donation

Ralph, A., Chapman, J.R., Gillis, J., Craig, J.C., Butow, P., Howard, K. Tong, A. (2014, April). Family

perspectives on deceased organ donation: thematic synthesis of qualitative studies (Links to an external site.). American Journal Of Transplantation: Official Journal Of The American Society Of Transplantation And The American Society Of Transplant Surgeons, 14(4), 923-935.

Private Hospitalization

MacAllister, L., Bellanti, D. & Sakallaris, B.R. (2016). Exploring inpatients' experiences of healing and healing spaces: A mixed methods study (Links to an external site.). Journal Of Patient Experience, 3(4), 119-130. (Click on View Record in DOAJ to access full text.)

Workplace stress

Davenport, T.O. (2015). The good stress strategy: How managers can transform stress into fulfillment (Links to an external site.). Employment Relations Today (Wiley), 42 (3), 9-20.

Part 2: Application

Evaluate how effective the article's argument was using Toulmin's model. Detail as many of the 6 components as possible:

• Claim: What was the article's main point? What's the thesis?
• Grounds: What kinds of evidence did the author use to support his/her argument? Provide an example. Warrants: Did the author(s) successfully connect the evidence to the main point? How so?
• Backing: How credible were the sources the author(s) applied? How does credulity affect your overall response?
• Qualifiers: Did you notice any absolutes (all, every, each) or limiters (some, several, many)? How did they add or subtract from the argument?
• Rebuttal: Did the author(s) present any points of opposition and counterarguments? How did it influence your reaction?

Note: If a section is missing completely from an article, spend of time discussing how its absence affects the overall success of the argument.

How will you apply a similar approach in your pro-position papers? Based on this assessment, what must you include and what can you avoid in your own argument development?