Rhetorical Analysis Of Paired Argument Analysis
Rhetorical Analysis of Paired Arguments: Women's inferiority in math and science
Audience Analysis: "Sex Ed at Harvard" by Charles Murray
Published in the New York Times, Murray is addressing a primarily liberal audience. However, it is read by a general audience both liberals and conservatives between the ages of twenty and sixty because it is circulated nationwide and internationally. This newspaper reaches the educated upper, middle, and lower classes. Murray includes himself in the same category as the reader, however his tone and word choice suggest that he sides with Summer's radical comments and this in turn weakens his argument as a whole.
Audience Analysis: "Summers of Our Discontent" by Katha Pollitt
Like Murray, Pollitt addresses a predominately liberal audience between the ages of twenty and sixty. Though, being published in The Nation, it reaches a smaller audience and though it is published nationwide it is not readily available. Pollitt's loquacious and verbose tone may turn off some readers, while adding fuel to the fire for the people intensifying her argument. Her strong emotional appeal is direct towards a more female and liberal audience. Moreover, her usage of "I" and "me" are important because she shares her ideals and values with her …show more content…
She does not dispute the fact that, "there's a tone of research on all the subjects raised by Summers" (Pollitt). However, she argues that talented women as docile housewives are a thing of the past. She further supports this with even more statistics than she previously stated above. Women have " half of all places in med school, and they are steadily increasing their numbers as finalists in the Intel high school science contest" (Pollitt). Pollitt then emphasizes the struggle women have had to endure in the past two centuries, while trying to pursue their
Audience Analysis: "Sex Ed at Harvard" by Charles Murray
Published in the New York Times, Murray is addressing a primarily liberal audience. However, it is read by a general audience both liberals and conservatives between the ages of twenty and sixty because it is circulated nationwide and internationally. This newspaper reaches the educated upper, middle, and lower classes. Murray includes himself in the same category as the reader, however his tone and word choice suggest that he sides with Summer's radical comments and this in turn weakens his argument as a whole.
Audience Analysis: "Summers of Our Discontent" by Katha Pollitt
Like Murray, Pollitt addresses a predominately liberal audience between the ages of twenty and sixty. Though, being published in The Nation, it reaches a smaller audience and though it is published nationwide it is not readily available. Pollitt's loquacious and verbose tone may turn off some readers, while adding fuel to the fire for the people intensifying her argument. Her strong emotional appeal is direct towards a more female and liberal audience. Moreover, her usage of "I" and "me" are important because she shares her ideals and values with her …show more content…
She does not dispute the fact that, "there's a tone of research on all the subjects raised by Summers" (Pollitt). However, she argues that talented women as docile housewives are a thing of the past. She further supports this with even more statistics than she previously stated above. Women have " half of all places in med school, and they are steadily increasing their numbers as finalists in the Intel high school science contest" (Pollitt). Pollitt then emphasizes the struggle women have had to endure in the past two centuries, while trying to pursue their