In Dhruv Khullar’s “The Trouble with Medicine’s Metaphors” article talks about the assumptions of metaphors. Khullar talks in depth about metaphors in the medical field and goes on to explain the different perceptions of these metaphors. The article talks about how medical metaphors referring to war or battle are very dated the impact of these metaphors have been viewed and it has been found that maladaptive coping mechanisms have developed. Khullar also talks about how patients may not want someone referring to their illness as a battle. This is something many people may not consider as it has become a commonly used metaphor. I agree with Khullar when he brings up the idea of removing medical metaphors, as I feel this does have an impact on a person’s well being as a negative connotation is being put into their head. I never really thought about the idea “battle” being used in a medical setting as a metaphor to war, but when reading the article I realized the overall affects these words have on people. Overall, I believe that medical metaphors referring to war should be removed as  different people perceive each metaphor differently.

“Many patients may prefer not to view illness as a battle or conflict” – I chose this quote because it sums up the article by bringing the audience’s attention to a different perception of the metaphor than assumed.

“That is, the metaphors didn’t target people’s cognitive processes. They weren’t engineered to affect us in a specific way.” – I chose this quote because throughout the article Erard goes on to explain the process when designing a metaphor and this quote summarizes the different tactics used.

“Metaphorical thinking is essential to how we understand ourselves and others, how we communicate, learn, discover, and invent.” – I chose this quote as it sums up the topic of metaphors while giving the audience an idea of what is to come.