What Degree of Addiction Can Be Considered a Disease/medical Condition, Excusable for Misconduct?

Outline

Introduction

Key question: What degree of addiction can be considered a disease/medical condition, excusable for misconduct?

Author’s position: Addiction is not a clear cut medical condition and adopting the disease model of addiction has serious ramifications for American society.

Macro level appraisal of author’s argument

Micro level appraisal of author’s argument

· Fallacious reasoning and claims

· Usage of concepts and lack of definition

· Unacceptability and insufficiency of claims

Conclusion

Passage Analysis

In the passage selection entitled “Ain’t Misbehavin” the subject of addiction being classified as a disease is addressed. The author, Stanley Peele, suggests that a problem exists due to the fact that addiction is being classified as a medical condition, and this he believes would have ramifications for American society. In the passage the author takes the position against addiction being termed a disease.

In light of the problem presented and the position taken, I will analyze the passage. I will demonstrate that the author’s position is not justified by critically evaluating logical fallacies, narrow usage of concepts and lack of definition, unacceptability and insufficiency of claims. A macro level appraisal of the passage will also be provided.

Peele is