Week 4 Blog 1


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2722956/ 

The Effects of Cannabis Compared to Alcohol on Driving

This article discusses the differences found between the effects of cannabis vs. alcohol on drivers. The effects of cannabis are much different depending on the person, whereas alcohol tends to have a more consistent effect.
  • Who said it (Author?)
US National Library of Medicine
R. Andrew Sewell
  • From what point of view? (Author/Context)
They are saying that cannabis is less dangerous to drive on than alcohol, even though both are dangerous, and a combination of the both substances is worse than either one by itself.
  • To Whom? (Reader/Audience)
Drivers, anyone interested in this topic, researchers
  • According to what principles? (Any professional contexts or constraints?)
Author is a doctor, which shows his professional context 
  • Against whom? To what end? With what financing? With what type of proof?
Encourages more studies to be done, proof so far says that people who smoke marijuana should be instructed to wait several hours before driving
  • Which principles that you are learning in They Say/I Say are being followed? Any ignored or absent?
I saw that in the abstract, the article was summarized similar to the principles we learned in the book.
  • This week, take note of anything you notice about the rhetorical uses of color in the articles, or whether other non-textual elements contribute to the articles' purpose. (See in-class lesson for more information on this.)
This is a very professional article, mostly white and black, with orange bolded words highlighting the different parts of articles.



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