Women Dont Want Men?

"Women Don't Want Men? Ha!" is written from the perspective of two middle-aged males and portrays their view on women complaining of men not measuring up. The author introduces his article with quotes from media sources about women taking a stand for their independence against men. The thesis of the article is stated in the third paragraph as the author writes, "The current trend away from marriage and towards divorce... has more to do with overcritical women and their excessive expectations." This quote, as well as stating the thesis, identifies the author's opinion and attitude toward the topic. As the writer continues, the article becomes less about independent women and more about the time each spends either working and or child care while married. The author introduces this main point in the fourth paragraph and continues on with statistic well through the article until the very end. The author introduces each piece of evidence and support by stating the source of the quote and giving reasoning with each piece of evidence. The article also includes opinions, assumptions, and critiques. The author, rather than basing the article entirely on facts, states his opinion frequently and assumes that all women complain and all women hold high standards. From personal experience, I can vouch that this statement is entirely incorrect and the author's facts should remain facts and not generalizations. The conclusion of the article brings the reader back to the main point and sums up the author's main points as well as stating what the author believes is a harsh truth. While reading the article, the reader will find that the author feels strongly on the subject and occasionally will portrayed through his writing styles, tone, and language.

The appeals used in the article, "Perhaps We Should Move to Save Dogs from Their Owners" were both effective and ineffective. The most common appeal that was present was the ethical appeal. When dealing with a topic such as dogs being injured and or killed, it is easy to relate to the reader on a more emotional level. For example, this piece would have a stronger connection with a dog lover since they feel more sympathy towards dogs. However, the author chose to use statistics and factual information along with stating certain situations in which a dog is put in harm. By presenting a case like this, the reader would then begin to feel it necessary to agree with the author because of an ethical obligation. Both of these situations are examples in which the appeal worked in favor of the author's opinion. However, the author also chose to use emotional, ethical and logical appeals which ended up turning against him. In one situation, the author used logical appeals by stating facts and statistics that were in favor of his counterargument. In this case, a logical appeal might have been better replaced with an emotional appeal. Altogether,

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