This article was written by Ila Eustachewich.
Eustachewich's diction in this article is informative and serious, as the topics of people with drug issues or health problems are generally not taken lightly. The author's main other rhetorical device is her sentence structure. Her sentences are short and to the point, which results in the article itself being significantly shorter than it otherwise could have been. Her tone is sympathetic and serious. People turning to facebook for their medicinal needs is not an issue that should be looked down or exaggerated; Eustachewich simple tells the facts as they are. The purpose in writing this article is to inform both Facebook users and the general public on the difficulty of acquiring medicines they may need. The piece, while not specifically mentioning it, emphasizes how healthcare in the United States needs some serious improvements in order for those who need medicine in order to function in their daily lives to bea able to afford that medicine. She does an excellent job of appealing to emotions, as she has some brief statements from a woman who has personally traded insulin online, and claims she would be dead without the trades.
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