“Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong”, is the topic opened up by Johann Hari in a TED Talk. He talks about his knowledge about addiction. He said, ¨the opposite of addiction is connection¨, this reflects on how he want to share the depth of addiction that we are not able to conceive. His ideas is so vast that enables the audience to contemplate. He got to express these things by demonstrating a strong support using ethos, pathos and logos. This is the reason why he is an effective writer.
To begin with, he is a british journalist that spent three years researching the war of drugs. His book “Chasing the Scream” is a compilation of those people who were a victim of drug addiction. With the Ted Talk he got to explain his thoughts about their different experiences, such as their suffering. He reveal some examples about his genuine concern about resolving the problems about drugs. Thus, the one way is on how to get rid of it.
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He wanted to catch their attention and for them to notice on how he is concerned about the problem, because his family is once a victim of drug addiction. He delivered it in somewhat humorous way. In a matter when he cite some examples. Furthermore, he is trying to create a positive environment while talking about on how you should deal with a drug addicted person. You should act as if you care about them, so as to make them feel that they are well-respected and loved. Especially when they feel a little empty for themselves. With these actions, we got to help them go through their