ADHD through the Eyes of the CDC (1)

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ADHD through the Eyes of the CDC Cathy Hanna Colango College of Business Grand Canyon University Eng 105/ English Composition 1 Professor William Lehman January 31, 2024
Introduction The growing public health concern of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects many children and adults in the United States. Known for its neurodevelopmental indications, ADHD usually appears in the early years and lasts into adulthood. The CDC has created a website to provide additional details about ADHD, such as treatments, causes, signs, and symptoms. All through the website, the CDC presents reliable and useful information about ADHD by using appeals of logos, ethos, and pathos. CDC’s use of Logos The information and statistics are shown on the CDC’s website for ADHD in a way that is in line with their logos presentation. The ability to reason or persuade an audience using logic and factual evidence is known as logos, (Walker, 2005). On this website, people can find out about the symptoms, signs, and treatment options of ADHD as well as probable causes. The website offers data about the frequency of ADHD and details on previous studies on the condition. This data contributes to proving the accuracy of the CDC's website and its statements regarding ADHD. The author employs logos in their aspect to convince the audience to understand the logic behind their claims by providing actual proof. With all the peer-reviewed studies and supporting data on ADHD organized in the tabs above, the CDC has structured its website to make it easier to navigate. CDC’s use of Pathos Second, the CDC employs pathos in a variety of ways on its website. “Pathos is to invoke sympathy from an audience, to make the audience feel what the author wants them to feel (Ethos, Pathos, and Logos, 2015). The CDC started working on creating a website for its audience to
help improve others' understanding of symptoms and signs, probable causes, and treatments as soon as they noticed how troubling the subject of ADHD was. When the CDC made the website the first sentence read “ attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a serious public health problem affecting many children and adults (CDC, 2016)”. During the process they said that they admitted that ADHD is an accepted condition, and that the audience should not feel alone during the process of someone they care about getting a diagnosis or if they feel burdened by it. They have also gone beyond helping others become less anxious or worried about ADHD so they can correctly prepare for the news of a diagnosis or find ways to better support their children. CDC’s use of ETHOS The appeal to ethos is the last one used on the website. Ethos is the use of credibility to persuade the aud ience with the writers’ beliefs (Saat, 2020). The CDC is well-known for providing information and advice to many people to keep them informed about health concerns, acute or chronic diseases, safety, and security threats, and more, even though ethos is only occasionally displayed on the website (CDC, 2018). Over the years, they have conducted thorough research to aid in the audience's understanding of the subject and the argument being made. When the CDC created the website for conditions like ADHD, they did so with worried parents, educators, and undiagnosed adults in mind who might become concerned in the future. From the audience's point of view, the author is presumed to be more reliable and trustworthy than other sources thanks to the assistance of reliable sources that are cited in the CDC's articles. Conclusion Through its research, empathy, and general identity, the CDC has contributed to helping people understand various aspects of the world around them. The CDC is offering the public helpful information and assistance by employing the three appeals of pathos, ethos, and logos.
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