Motivational Warrant Analysis
Motivational Warrant: The use of diction Skloot uses shows the negative perspective of HeLa cells. Words such as, “suffered”, “grapple”, “moral”, “ethical issues”, and “death”, were used to convey that the family is going through grief and not have recovered fully yet. Keeping in mind, the family is still in poverty as the medical field is profiting from their family member’s cells. Substantive Warrant:
~Understanding what happened to Henrietta at Hopkins helped them overcome her death. ~This quote connects to the claim because it shows how the family is still not accepting the fact that HeLa is a beneficial thing for science.
~Understanding what happened to Henrietta at Hopkins helped them overcome her death. ~This quote connects to the claim because it shows how the family is still not accepting the fact that HeLa is a beneficial thing for science.