unit6doctorsdilemma.ppt

unit6doctor'sdilemmaunit6doctor'sdilemmahealthy sickhappyfrustrated energetic exhausted full of hope full of despairtold a lietold the truth2024/7/282 2 What should doctors say, for example, to a 46-year-old man coming in for a routine physical checkup just before going on vacation with his family who, though he feels ________________, is found to have a form of _____ that will cause him to die within six months? Is it best to ___ him the truth? If he asks, should the doctors _____ that he is ill, or minimize the gravity of the illness? Should they at least ________ the truth until after the family vacation? in perfect healthcancer tell denyconceal 2024/7/283 3To Lie or Not to Lie – The Doctor’s Dilemma College English Intensive Reading Book 4 Unit 5 NOT an easy decision!2024/7/284 4√Analyzing its logical reasoning Examples FactsQuotationsEmotional appealsTransitional markers A Model Analyzing its logical reasoning (Para. 3-9) BUTBUT1.Studies show that …2.As one physician wrote…3.Armed with such a precept, doctors may…1.Studies show that, contrary to …2.Not only…they invade..3.Dying patients especially …•Lies also do harm to … Doctor’s ReasonsPara. 3-5 Patient’s ReasonsPara. 6-9 1.Studies show that most doctors sincerely believe that the seriously ill do not want to know the truth. 2.Para. 9: … also … in the long run … as well … contributes to … and thus … in turn … 3.As one physician wrote: “Ours is a profession which traditionally has been guided by a precept…”4.Doctors may prescribe innumerable placebos. 5.But the illusory nature of the benefit…; feel betrayed; have been misled; be kept in the dark.FactsQuota-tionExamplesEmotional Appeals Transitional Markers2024/7/288 8√√Identifying and evaluating the conclusion (Para. 10, 11) Sharp con____ are rising.There is urgent need to de____ this issue openly.MedicineLawGovernment Social Sciencesflictsbate1) Raising a question2) Supporting through logical reasoning 3) Reaching a conclusion 2. Text Analysis Active Reading√√√An active and engaging readerA logical and explicit writer Further study Reflective writing Creative writing 1. To quit or to continue – a smoker’s dilemma2. To run or to stay – a thief’s dilemma 3. To ___ or to ___ - a ____’s dilemma How should I write a logical and explicit essay?- “To be or not to be ” in Hamlet (William Shakespeare) - ER – A popular American TV drama - Google“ doctors; truth” and share your findings.THANK YOU!结束结束。