A Critical Analysis Of "The Doctor Won't See You Now"

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three, Gorman attempts to make an analogy between other
professions and related obligations. In essence, the analogy equates the amount
of money and personal taste one may have, with the level of care and/or
attention one deserves. The analogy appears to be very inappropriate at first,
however, this may be exactly what Gorman is trying to point out, making the
reader more sympathetic to the thesis.
Gorman begins to touch on a sound idea of preventative medicine in paragraph
four, page 62, where he writes "... the medical profession is finally beginning
to see that patients have a responsibility for their own health". The
credibility of the previous statement is destroyed when Gorman goes on to make a
false analogy, comparing doctors with small business, and suggests that their
is no difference between the two fields. Gorman suggest that, like in small
business, doctors should eliminate the "riffraff" in their establishments.
Unfortunately, the definition of riffraff is ...

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