The Author’s Discussion Of The Medical Profession In The First Paragraph Serves Primarily To Responses Establish The Historical Argument Supporting Conventional Medical Practices Before Considering Its Validity Establish The Historical Argument Supporting Conventional Medical Practices Before Considering Its Validity Question A Widespread Assumption About The Development Of Modern Medical Certification In Order To Challenge It Question A Widespread Assumption About The Development Of Modern Medical Certification In Order To Challenge It Attribute The Influence Of The Medical Establishment To Its Political Affiliations Before Objecting To Those Affiliations Attribute The Influence Of The Medical Establishment To Its Political Affiliations Before Objecting To Those Affiliations Show The Similarities Between Doctors And Other Professionals Who Require Licensure In Order To Support Such Requirements Show The Similarities Between Doctors And Other Professionals Who Require Licensure In Order To Support Such Requirements Emphasize The Lack Of Scientific Evidence For The Effectiveness Of Certain Alternative Medical Practices