Gender Roles: Cultural vs. Biological People have been debating whether biological influences determine gender roles or cultural influences. To determine which side provides the best argument for gender roles, many studies and researches had been done to provide each claim. The following papers involve an article analysis of two viewpoints on gender roles from two author’s argument. The papers will analyze two articles by comparing strength and the author’s weakness, claims, reasons, evidence and to determine the best analysis for ethos biological or cultural influences. In analyzing Norman claims for biological influences, I will pay attention to the language in his writing, his choice of audience, and his strength and weakness. Norman claim on his on nothing more scientific section, Realistic Expectations that, “I base this his claim is legitimate to his readers and make than my own experience” ( 23). Though him a confident writer, his reasons and evidence could be more persuasive. ’s writing sound like he is intimidating the audience to be on his side. Basically, believes his life experience will convince his readers to take his position. Lets discuss Norman reasons and evidence for his claim. The intended for is the Men audience ’s article Health’s magazine reader that will buy into his masculine and assertive tone of voice. Norman and hierarchical, women nurturing and and quoted, “Men are aggressive cooperative” tying it to his example of the boy playing in the puddle and coaching his daughter soccer team display his reasons and evidence for biological influences (25). Norman descriptions of a boy playing in the puddle as aggressiveness in male were not persuasive enough to the in reasons and evidence. And Norman example of women reader’s interest being nurturing and cooperative could be identify with the relationship of a father and
Gender Roles: Cultural vs. Biological People have been debating whether biological influences determine gender roles or cultural influences. To determine which side provides the best argument for gender roles, many studies and researches had been done to provide each claim. The following papers involve an article analysis of two viewpoints on gender roles from two author’s argument. The papers will analyze two articles by comparing the author’s strength and weakness, claims, reasons, evidence and ethos to determine the best analysis for biological or cultural influences. In analyzing Norman claims for biological influences, I will pay attention to the language in his writing, his choice of audience, and his strength and weakness. Norman claim on his section, Realistic Expectations that, “I base this on nothing more scientific than my own experience” ( 23). Though his claim is legitimate to his readers and make him a confident writer, his reasons and evidence could be more persuasive. ’s writing sound like he is intimidating the audience to be on his side. Basically, believes his life experience will convince his readers to take his position. Lets discuss Norman reasons and evidence for his claim. The audience ’s article intended for is the Men Health’s magazine reader that will buy into his masculine and assertive tone of voice. Norman quoted, “Men are aggressive and hierarchical, women nurturing and cooperative” and tying it to his example of the boy playing in the puddle and coaching his daughter soccer team display his reasons and evidence for biological influences (25). Norman descriptions of a boy playing in the puddle as aggressiveness in male were not persuasive enough to the reader’s interest in reasons and evidence. And Norman example of women being nurturing and cooperative could be identify with the relationship of a father and
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