Review of Marilynn Larkin’s argument
In Marilynn Larkin’s article “Why skipping vaccines is a public, not personal, health choice”, she argues that taking all the recommended vaccines is important to maximize the health of our society. She says that by taking vaccines we avoid spreading disease to people around us, including friends, family, and the elderly. Larking writes to the public who are not taking vaccines, to convince them why they should take all the recommended vaccines. Larkin’s article, “Why skipping vaccines is a public, not personal, health choice”, has a couple strong points but her argument badly lacks in evidence and she includes too much irrelevant information.
Larkin has one strong factor in her article, she includes at least 5 quotes from experts throughout the argument. For example, “Vaccinations not only protect you. They also protect those around you,”. That quote came from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices …show more content…
She doesn’t say anything about her personal experiences with vaccines or if she has any medical background. She does bring in quotes from experts but when she states her own opinion and recommendations she doesn’t give any credentials on herself or even mention herself. By doing that she would’ve greatly improved her argument. For instance, if she had spent time in school studying health science and had stated so in the article this would’ve made her audience more likely to trust her opinion because she has experience researching the subject professionally.
Marilynn Larkin’s article “Why skipping vaccines is a public, not personal, health choice” has many convincing quotes from experts. Unfortunately, she doesn’t say why they are relevant to her argument and seem to be randomly placed throughout the article. In addition, most of the statistics and information is irrelevant and really pulls down her argument by drawing you away from her original