POV Flashcards
Persuasive Techniques, Paragraph 1.
Expert Opinion, Queensland Health Minister Steven Miles
Statistics, 80 Australians died from influenza
Persuasive Techniques, Paragraph 2.
Rhetorical Question, ‘Parents why not take advantage of this innovative technology if safety is your priority’
Repetition, ‘This means vaccines must undergo further clinical trials, vaccines must be monitored for any serious side effects and vaccines must be nationally surveilled.’
Persuasive Techniques, Paragraph 3
Emotive Language, ‘The continuation of these appalling displays of ignorance by paranoid, ‘anti-vaxxer’ parents need to be halted’
Appeal to logic,
Appeal to Patriotism, the prosperity of the community should be a high concern of any Australian
Intro Key Points, 7
The necessity of vaccinations has been a major debate throughout the last couple of decades and has once again permeated Australian media outlets following the display of an anti-vaccination billboard in Carseldine, Queensland.
‘Vaccinated or Unvaccinated. Who is Healthier?’
Queensland HM Steven Miles
The Lancet 1998
retracted and discredited, it caused a snowball
the spread of misinformation of this calibre
most precious asset
Para 1. Key Points, 4
Incredibly complex and peculiar mechanism
Explain immune system
Tremendously vulnerable until their defences against diseases have been bolstered
This is why vaccinations are an obvious solution to this ongoing problem
Para 2. Key Points, 6
Parents, as expected, wish nothing more than the safety of their children
Less knowledge on vaccinations, not heavily regulated
Therapeutic Goods Administration
Repetition
Connections to autism, asthma, sudden infant death syndrome and allergies, fear-mongering
Rhetorical Q
Para 3. Key Points, 5
Despite immense leaps in technology vaccinations do not work on everyone
Significantly vulnerable, in particular, this is seen in cancer patients, AIDS victims, diabetics and infants
Appeal to Patriotism
Protect these poor souls
Completely eradicated in some population, 95%
