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THE PERSUASIVE DEFINITION, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ALCOHOLISM
Author(s) -
Simpson David Welsh
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1969.tb103342.x
Subject(s) - ideology , merge (version control) , meaning (existential) , epistemology , content (measure theory) , psychology , social psychology , sociology , psychotherapist , law , computer science , political science , philosophy , politics , mathematical analysis , mathematics , information retrieval
Many topics such as alcoholism and abortion have ideological (that is social and moral) as well as professional meaning for physicians. When seeking to inform or pronounce upon such topics, some physicians are wont to merge both meanings, sometimes unwittingly, but sometimes wittingly with the intent to persuade others of their ideological as well as professional convictions. This merging, whether intentional or not, is unhelpful to those who are trying to assess what is being said. An effective intentional merging strategy is discussed in order that it be more readily recognized. By distinguishing, as far as is practicable, ideological and professional content, we may more sensibly assess proposals being made and make more rational use of what is imparted.