Potential thesis Statement: The challenges associated with introducing patient portal mandate to the low-income earners and the elderly makes it impossible to achieve the high levels it is predicted to reach.
Research Questions
How receptive are the elderly people and the low-income earners to technological changes in the various industries in the United States?
What is the frequency of Internet use among the elderly and the low-income earners in the United States of America?
What is the relationship between adoption of internet use to age and the level of income in the United States?
Type of Claim
The type of claim that my thesis represent is an argumentative thesis. My thesis statement argues against the introduction of patient portal mandate to the elderly and low-income earners in the United States of America.
Using ethos, logos and pathos to make an argument for change
Logos, pathos and ethos combination if effectively implemented have the power to persuade and win arguments. In this topic, I would employ the use of ethos by demonstrating my understanding of the topic in the introduction. In the essay, I would also apply the use grammatically correct writing and selecting the weightiest words to show command of knowledge and the language itself. With pathos, I would vividly describe the challenges that the elderly and the low-income earners go through to be able to perform a simple function via the internet. I would also explain the possible situation where the poor are not able to afford basic medication, and food let alone internet services.
With Logos, I would use statistics on adoption levels of the internet by the elderly and the ability of the poor to own an Internet-accessing gadget in the country. I would also use statistics to indicate that such most internet users are young and come from high and middle-income earners in the country.
I tried to make this argument to friends earlier, but they were not convinced. Considering my friends come from middle-income families and are young makes it hard for them to understand. I would need to use more pathos to convince them that this system would amount to a separation of the rich and the poor.
