Reflections on Article 1

Question at issue:

The question at issue is regarding the somewhat worrisome steady increase in number of teenagers going for plastic surgery nowadays, and whether or not it is not recommended or okay for teenagers to go for plastic surgery when they are still a minor.

Evidence/data:

The writer supports her statements with reports made by the Straits times, interviews and surveys conducted on her own and blogs found online which are done by people, who have experienced plastic surgery themselves, like the blog created by online personality, Hong Qiu Ting. The writer does quote her sources whenever she supports her statement with evidence, usually right before or after the evidence.

P.O.V:

The writer is taking a neutral stand regarding the issue at hand because we can see that the writer is neither supporting nor dissuading teenagers to go for plastic surgery. This is seen from the fact that the writer states the pros and cons of plastic surgery, and interviews people like plastic surgeon and patients who have undergone plastic surgery before for their own point of view. While the surgeon does not encourage unnecessary plastic surgery, several people whom the writer has interviewed said that they had benefitted from it, and thus, it shows that the writer wants to show us the two sides to the matter.

Purpose:
The purpose of this article is to bring to light the fact that there is an increasing number in teenagers going for plastic surgery, and make teenagers who are keen on plastic surgeries weigh the pros and cons carefully before going for plastic surgery