Samuel Cohen's Argument Analysis

Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, motor neuron disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease are common brain disorders that affect a large part of the world's population. As of today there are no permanent cures for these diseases. By looking at pictures of a healthy aged brain compared to pictures of a diseased aged brain shows how much damage one disease can cause. Finding a cure is not easy, it takes time and money and while treatments are being created countless lives lost. Samuel Cohen’s argument is great for informing about Alzheimer’s; however, Siddharthan Chandran's argument is most effective in explaining how the brain can cure itself.

In terms of tone, Samuel Cohen’s argument is informative about Alzheimer's. For example, he starts his speech on the first patient of Alzheimer's and how it was named from the doctor that discovered the plaques and tangles in a brian after he performed an

Cohen focuses on Alzheimer’s, such as, the background of it, how it forms in the brain, how people do not understand this disease and awareness about it needs to be brought people’s attention. “Alois was Dr. Alois Alzheimer. And Auguste Deter was the first patient to be diagnosed with what we now call Alzheimer's disease...Alois performed an autopsy and found strange plaques and tangles in Auguste's brain... the hidden victims, caring for their loved ones night and day, are often too worn out to go out and advocate for change. So, it really is down to you.” (Cohen, 2015). In contrast, Mr. Chandran talks about not one but five diseases: Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, motor neuron disease, Parkinson’s disease, and Huntington’s disease. Even though he mentions these diseases he primarily focuses on two, motor neuron disease and multiple sclerosis. When talking about these two he talks about different ways to cure them and also when mentioning motor neuron disease he brings in a patient of his John to explain his