ipl-logo

A Rhetorical Analysis Of Feminism By Emily Shire

436 Words2 Pages

Rhetorical Analysis Essay “Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength” (G.D. Anderson). Emily Shire attempts to convince the audience that feminism is a misunderstood topic by using a concerned and determined tone, by appealing to the reader’s sense of logos, and by using rhetorical explanation. In the editorial she talked about topics like women making up their own definition of feminism, people “hating feminism” because of the definitions given, and about how some women belittle men because of misunderstanding feminism. In the editorial Emily Shire uses rhetorical explanation to support her sarcastic tone in order to show the reader that feminism …show more content…

Emily Shire states “An April 2013 poll found just 16 percent of men and 23 percent of women in America identify as feminists. The women behind Women against Feminism aren’t exactly a minority. However, that same poll found 82 percent of all Americans agree with the statement “men and women should be social, political, and economic equals.” (Shire 10). People think that the group is small when the group is bigger than anyone expected. People say they think men and women should be equal but they all show it differently. Emily Shire also states, “But Women against Feminism is certainly getting plenty of attention. The Tumblr started in the summer of 2013. The Facebook group, which was created in January 2014, has 12,000 likes, suggesting it appeal to a not insignificant group of people” (Shire 2). At first the page for anti-feminism did not get a lot of attention then all the sudden out of nowhere it shot up out of nowhere and became this extremely popular page. Women from all around the world were posting pictures about why they “hated” feminism and all of their reasons were proven wrong with the author using logos or sometimes even

Show More
Related

  • Roxane Gay's Rhetorical Analysis: Bad Feminist

    1269 Words  | 6 Pages

    Camille Yates Dr. Paige ENGL 1113 21 April 2023 Rhetorical Analysis Essay Unit #2 Bad Feminist is a book written by American writer Roxane Gay published in 2014 that became a New York Times Best Seller. Gay exemplifies her “bad” feminist traits and contrasts them with her “good” feminist traits. The purpose of this formal essay is to broaden the definition of what a “feminist” actually means. Many women do not fall underneath the certain opinions of what “feminist” would be. Gay discovers her definition of what a feminist is by utilizing her use of rhetorical appeals and elements that ultimately successfully contributes to her purpose in writing Bad Feminist.

    Read More

  • Next A Woman In Berlin Rhetorical Analysis

    572 Words  | 3 Pages

    In fact, we emphatically rejected it. Everything was so muddled, so full of barriers and obstacles (Page 138).” The rhetorical device used here is decorum because this statement appeals to the absolute core belief of being a feminist; female empowerment. The author realizes how unfair this world is to women and she wishes to defy its sexist standards and be the best she can be while changing the world. Determination and leadership are qualities that hold eminence to feminists.

    Read More

  • Rhetorical Analysis Of Ema Watson's Fight For Gender Equality

    213 Words  | 1 Pages

    In Ema Watson's speech in New York City made this speech to fight for gender Gender Equality, she asserts that” harmful and destructive stereotypes of and expectations for masculinity have got to change.”. Ema asserts this in order to persuade men and boys to fight for gender Equality. Using a forceful tone, Ema uses words such as “aggressive” and “strong,” to establish that men and women have to fight for gender equality This idea is expressed throughout the speech with the use of many rhetorical devices such as anaphora, juxtaposition, a rhetorical question for example in the second to last paragraph she makes the point that we should start fighting for gender Equality when she says, “If not now, when?”. Another good use of a rhetorical

    Read More

  • Rhetorical Analysis

    305 Words  | 2 Pages

    I have chosen to create an online article about the issue of women in advertising for the “Health and Beauty” section of The Guardian. Having watched Jean Kilbourne’s documentary “Killing Us Softly 4,” I realized there is intense gender bias in our society, specifically discrimination towards women in the advertisements I would see throughout the day. Also, reading Joyce Carol Oate’s short sotry, “Where are you going, Where have you been?” helped me formulate a better understanding of how popular culture creates a singular identity. In my article, I tried to use all three of Aristotle’s rhetorical appeal techniques.

    Read More

  • Boston Marathon: A Thematic Analysis

    1372 Words  | 6 Pages

    It depicts a strong female character defying societal rules and pushing past discrimination to pave the way for equality. All of the sociological Schools of Thought can connect in some way to this photo; Feminist Sociology clearly addresses gender in society, Structural Functionism often denies issues like sexism, Symbolic Interactionism is represented through the media role and the legacy of ‘261’ in sports, and Conflict Theory describes feminists fight for power in a patriarchal society. Moreover, Conflict Theory suggests that society structures itself on the imbalance of groups competing for power. This connects to the fight for gender equality that had occurred between men and women, especially in North America, during the 60’s. Inversely, socialization is apparent through gender roles determined by not only culture, but societal influences and social development, and the “acceptable behaviour” that results from this process of learning through influence.

    Read More

  • Octavia Butler's Kindred As A Feminist

    1563 Words  | 7 Pages

    Feminism: Viewing feminism from all aspects From the following classic definition of a “feminist” by believing the idea of equality, there is an added responsibility of delivering the idea, convincing people, and helping people realize the occurrence of feminism. Being a feminist by any means is not an easy task. As the idea of feminism is rapidly developing across the globe, it refers to various questions, misconceptions, and sometimes extreme detestation directed towards the feminists. Society still doesn’t understand the essence of feminism, and the true meaning of it. Some believe that a feminist fight for women's equality, while others believe that women should be able to fulfill their highest potential.

    Read More

  • Rhetorical Devices In Flawless

    975 Words  | 4 Pages

    By using words such as “love” and “joy”, it appeals to the audience’s pathos and ethos which allows them to connect with what she is saying, and this can persuade them to think from more of a feminist lens. She also includes a rhetorical question, “But why do we teach girls to aspire to marriage and we don't teach boys the same?” This appeals to the pathos of the listeners and causes them to self-reflect on who they view gender roles, and hopefully alter their mindset to become more feminist. She clearly flows from one area of sexism to another, then ultimately leads to a conclusion that reconciles all of her previously stated claims. Adichie’s conclusion is her definition of a feminist, “Feminist: the person who believes in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes.”

    Read More

  • Rhetorical Analysis Of We Should All Be Feminist By Adichie

    269 Words  | 2 Pages

    Adichie, with her “We Should All Be Feminists” Tedx Talk, persuades the audience that no matter what race, nationality or even age a person has, everyone should be a feminist. The main reason behind her argument is that feminism seeks equality in order to acquire a more just society. Moreover, Adichie describes how even women enforce patriarchal gender roles. She gives the example on how she gave money to a valet in a restaurant and he looked at her boy friend, who was accompanying her, and said “Thanks, sir,” as if the money was given by Adichie’s friend and not her. In this way, the speaker claims that this not only enforces gender roles, but also hurts boys when they are still developing their personalities and identities.

    Read More

  • Feminist Definition Essay

    491 Words  | 2 Pages

    The quote stated that the true definition of feminism. I made me ask many questions about how words are being redefined. Many words that we use in our language are redefined, and we give new meanings to old words. How does this affect the understanding we have of what it is a feminism? If this is a dictionary definition of feminism, how is the way we define it better, or worse?

    Read More

  • Feminism In The Novel 'Sula' By Toni Morrison

    2006 Words  | 9 Pages

    This supports the argument that it is not valid to use one definition to describe feminism and use it to argue that Sula isn’t feminist literature. During the 20th century, a feminist may have advocated for the Equal Rights Amendment which “became a

    Read More

  • Good Housekeeping: A Feminist Analysis

    1817 Words  | 8 Pages

    However, both branches of the movement condemned depictions and portrayals of women in mainstream media for their stereotypical and demeaning representations of femininity. Not only did feminists want to challenge dominant media representations and offer positive portrayals of women, they were also eager to take action against the media marginalization of feminism. Early second-wave feminist representation was distorted and often framed as deviant, illegitimate and extremist in the news media . Feminists were ridiculed, referred to as bra-burners, hysterics, and were supposed to be unfeminine, aggressive man-haters. They were portrayed as “A bunch of incompetents, who, if you gave them just a little power, would turn into megalomaniacs and become as lethal as Snow White’s wicked stepmother” .

    Read More

  • The Way Women Would Have To Say Them In A Meeting Article By Alexandra Petri

    1277 Words  | 6 Pages

    I chose to analyze ‘Famous quotes, the way women would have to say them in a meeting’ article posted by Alexandra Petri. I decided to use the feminism Theory to analyze it. I chose this theory because the article dives into the ways in which women have to rephrase their thoughts in a certain way in meetings because of the language of men and the feminist theory could help put some thoughts on that and further explain the reasoning. The feminist theory can be described as “Feminism is a political position arguing for the equal treatment of women and men, and improved gender relations. Feminist theorists go further by offering a critique of male bias in the production of knowledge about the world.

    Read More

  • Rhetorical Analysis Of We All Should Be Feminist

    1076 Words  | 5 Pages

    Some key points she made were that we should raise our children differently and that gender matters. Adichie 's intended audience would be someone who simply may wonder “Why should we be feminist?”, or anyone who wants to listen. Adichie interprets some effective rhetorical strategies like allusions, and a few analogies throughout the talk. Her humorous tone and anecdotes gave the audience that sense of trust and their laughter let her know that they were really engaged into her topic. She effectively described why she thinks we all should be feminists and how the world would be fairer for men and women.

    Read More

  • Emma Watson Gender Equality

    1091 Words  | 5 Pages

    Feminism is seen as man-hating and feminists’ actions are seen as too strong, too aggressive, isolating, anti-men, and, unattractive. Emma needs men to have a more active role in women’s rights. Gender equality can only be achieved if men and boys take full responsibility, working side by side with women and girls, to readdress the dynamics that delay progress. “Men—I would like to take this opportunity to extend your formal invitation. Gender equality is your issue too.”

    Read More

  • Informative Speech On Feminism

    1136 Words  | 5 Pages

    Introduction Hook: Since the beginning of time, the existence of women and men has been undeniably considered as one of the integral factors that forms our society as it is today. Despite their parallel existence and contribution to the growth of the society, it was considered that women were not treated equal to men both in domestic and working circumstances, leading to a wave of movements demanding equal rights for women, known as feminism. Despite its success in claiming benefits for mistreated women in the past, recent feminism actions and point of views have gone above their original purpose, and created negative impacts and false mindset as its consequences, 2. Credibility I have done some in-depth research about this matter to prepare for the speech, and I myself do not stand for contemporary feminist. 3.

    Read More

More about A Rhetorical Analysis Of Feminism By Emily Shire

Open Document