It shows the appeal to ethos.
Appealing to ethos is appealing to the credibility of the person saying something. In this case, you talk about doctors and since the advice is about health, doctors are good for giving health advice, so they gain credibility as health experts when they say something like that more than if a coal miner said it, for example.
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Thornton, a seasoned gold prospector, saves Buck from being beaten to death by the odious Hal and then becomes Buck's master. From then on, a deep and abiding love blossoms between man and dog. Their relationship is a reciprocal one—Thornton saves Buck, and Buck later saves Thornton from drowning in a river.
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