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.
Answer:
The children are weighed and the lighter one is 'released'.
Explanation:
In The Giver, Jonas's dad worked to help 'release' people. He claimed that first, they would weigh them and if baby A. was heaver and baby B. then baby B. would be released. This is to make sure the baby is not sick, and looks like the rest of the population.
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