short assignment #3
Response to "Two Ways a Woman Can Get Hurt"
Analyze the following statements Jean Lilbourn makes in her article "Two Ways a Woman Can Get Hurt." Start by assessing the validity of her claims. What kind of appeals does Kilbourne makes in these two statements? How effective are the appeals? How valid is the claim itself? Does Kilbourne employ any logical fallacies in her statements? Does she provide ample evidence to persuade you, the reader, to agree with her claims? What kind of evidence does she use to prove her point? Address each quote with complete sentences. Your response to each quote should be 3/4 of a page to a full page, for a total of 1 ½ page to 2 pages.
1. “... it is never a good thing for human beings to be objectified. However, there is a world of difference between objectification of women and the objectification of men. The most important difference is that there is no danger for most men, whereas objectified women are always at risk" (464).
2. "I contend that all girls growing up in this culture are sexually abused—abused by the pornographer images of female sexuality that surround them from birth, abused by all the violence against women and girls, and abused by the constant harassment and threat of violence" (473).
Due October 17th.
Analyze the following statements Jean Lilbourn makes in her article "Two Ways a Woman Can Get Hurt." Start by assessing the validity of her claims. What kind of appeals does Kilbourne makes in these two statements? How effective are the appeals? How valid is the claim itself? Does Kilbourne employ any logical fallacies in her statements? Does she provide ample evidence to persuade you, the reader, to agree with her claims? What kind of evidence does she use to prove her point? Address each quote with complete sentences. Your response to each quote should be 3/4 of a page to a full page, for a total of 1 ½ page to 2 pages.
1. “... it is never a good thing for human beings to be objectified. However, there is a world of difference between objectification of women and the objectification of men. The most important difference is that there is no danger for most men, whereas objectified women are always at risk" (464).
2. "I contend that all girls growing up in this culture are sexually abused—abused by the pornographer images of female sexuality that surround them from birth, abused by all the violence against women and girls, and abused by the constant harassment and threat of violence" (473).
Due October 17th.
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