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October 29, 2018

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/science/cancer-genetic-mutations.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fhealth&action=click&contentCollection=health&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=7&pgtype=sectionfront

The New York Times is a newspaper based out of New York City with readers all around the globe. The company of the same name that operates the paper is mainly controlled by the Ochs-Sulzberger family and has been owned by this family since 1896. The company was founded in 1851 as the New-York Daily Times. The paper leans slightly left politically. The NYT has earned 125 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and is ranked 17th globally and 2nd in the U.S. by circulation.
This article speaks of a couple studies done by the Wellcome Sanger Institute based out of Cambridge, England on cancer and mutations. The scientists were able to determine a few genes that when mutated could lead to cancer. It has to be a group of multiple genes that are mutated though, just one or two will not lead to cancer. It was originally thought that these mutations were due to external factors such as UV rays to skin or alcohol and tobacco smoking for internal organs, however these results seemed to imply that the mutations were generally just a result of aging.
This article seems to speak to all three rhetoric appeals in varying ways. It appeals to logos greatly because of the way it explains a complex and hard to grasp subject, the mention of the study and the quotes from scientists and researchers also enforces logos. Ethos is also noticeable due to the purpose of the studies, cancer is one of the most difficult diseases to combat and any piece of knowledge that can help fight would be incredibly beneficial to humanity as a whole. A Pathos appeal can also be seen because of the emotions the researchers exhibit when looking at the results, they are surprised because what they had previously thought had been disproved.
Personally, I think that this study and the results it gave are incredible, any sort of leverage we can gain against cancer and any step we gain towards eradicating and curing it is huge. It's things like this that cement my desire to have a career in medicine. Personal experiences have led me to want to do anything I can to help people medically, especially involving cancer. It's a terrible thing to go through and anyone in such a tough position deserves all the help they can get.

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