Sleep Deprivation, Study Finds By Eryn Brown

In the article in LA Times “Sleep Deprivation Has Genetic Consequences, Study Finds,” Eryn Brown addresses that without enough sleep it's possible to have poor health. Brown says that sleep is essential for the brain to function and can lead to medical conditions. She supports her claim by having 26 volunteers have seven nights of insufficient sleep, then by having healthy adults that get enough sleep stay in bed for 10 hours on a seven day consecutive night, and finally by taking blood samples to help doctors with sleep deprived patients. Brown writes it in a formal tone because with every statement she makes she backs it up with evidence. In the article it states that poor sleep affects people in everyday situations. In order to inform her readers about the dangerous sleep deprivation, Brown illustrates how not enough sleep can affect things that people do everyday. For example, 30% of civilian adults in the U.S.say they get six or fewer hours of sleep. Brown is effective in providing information on the deprivation of sleep because provided trustworthy evidence with follow up sources.

The discussion of lack of sleep is relevant to the title because it talks about the consequences of not getting enough sleep. The writer's statements are clear because they are all supported by evidence. The writer has been objective in her discussion of the topic because the evidence from researchers, doctors, and scientists are tested by blood tests, by sleep experiments, and more.. Brown is getting her evidence fro researcher, doctors, and scientists. The writer had a backup point made toward the article. In other words the section of the study of laboratory mice is unnecessary. She does not make any general assumptions because she only has