analysis essay
...the truth about their health. In this case the doctor is explaining what date rape drugs are and what they can do to the body. People will look at this article and expect it to be true, solely on the fact that Weir is a doctor. Doctors are intelligent and are accurate resources for information in their medical field. Not only is Weir experienced with in the domain of this topic, but she is also very devoted to the article’s information. She is writing this article to help people that have possibly been involved in a rape or people that are just curious about the topic. Because she is a doctor and has studied the affects of date rape drugs, she is dedicated to this article. Not only did she go through medical school, but she also did research on this particular topic. She took information from references such as the Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres. Weir does a good job of focusing directly on the topic. This shows that she is not being distracted by other issues, and is dedicated to this issue alone. Her information is legit and doubtfully false. Weir’s article was written on August, 10 2001, because this article is recent, the information is more likely to be accurate in today’s society. Not only is the article recent it was also published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, which is equivalent to the Journal of the American Medical Association. A journal of this magnitude is not about to publish a false article. We...