Analysis Of Mishandling Rape By Jed Rubenfeld

Many words come up when thinking of ‘College’, some of which are: learning, independence, goals, party, and freedom; although, that’s not always the case. At residential colleges rape culture has grown tremendously throughout time. In the article, “Mishandling Rape”, written by Jed Rubenfeld completely analyzes and supports the problem of rape in colleges throughout the United States. In this article, he establishes the importance of his argument, the audience he is hoping to speak out to, various logistics, and has a strong ethos appeal which supports his argument.

In this New York Times article, Rubenfeld sets off his argument by establishing the gruesome and generalized information about rape culture at university. Rubenfeld states, “Female

Jed Rubenfeld is a professor of criminal law at Yale Law School (2014).This fact causes readers to gain deeper trust of the facts and comments in this article, it strengthens his argument. According to the Yale Law School website, Rubenfeld is “Professor of Law at Yale Law School. His subjects are constitutional law, privacy, First Amendment, and criminal law.”(2015). He is a tenable author, which seems to make his stance that much more believable. Rubenfeld uses many facts that strengthen the argument tremendously. One fact is, “...study was conducted for the Department of Justice in 2007; it found that about one in 10 undergraduate women had been raped at college.” (Rubenfeld 2014). Here, not only does this fact shock readers, but also establishes how credible his source is with the mentioning of the Department of

they remain responsible for their sexual choices.” (Rubenfeld 2014). And, “When those spaces and parties are male-dominated, it’s a recipe for sexual predation…” (Rubenfeld 2014). Opinions differ greatly amongst this topic so these comments may not be seen as how he was portraying them. These comments remain un-credible and opinionated which draws back his logos and ethos