Analysis: “the Latest from the Feminist Front”
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Analysis: “The Latest from the Feminist Front”
Since the time of the womans suffrage movement, many articles and essays have reached newspapers and magazines across the country. Several of these essays were written to inform people, but others were created to strictly entertain the audience. Rush Limbaughs essay, “The Latest from the Feminist Front,” is an essay created to entertain and voice only his opinion. The elements of writing used to create a credible and valid argument can be taken out of context. Rush Limbaugh uses style, form, and claims to make his argument but is not effective in making his argument valid.
The form represented in Limbaughs essay is an adversarial, single perspective argument. “The Latest from the Feminist ÐFront” argues what the idea of feminism is in a vague form by never truly stating the definition just Limbaughs opinion. He addresses his thoughts on what feminism has caused in this country concerning reforms in attitudes towards sexual harassment, general advances toward women, and the actual power that women possess. He argues each point respectively from his personal standpoint instead of using facts and the opposing position to make his argument stronger. Limbaugh also uses style to present his point of view.
Limbaugh uses an extremist style of writing to present elements of his argument. The extremist style is similar to the Pathos proof because both appeal to an audiences emotions. Limbaugh uses this to appeal to his male audience by stating that “men will become fearful about making any advances” (238). This statement appeals to the emotion of fear in men, and the state of power that women have acquired over the years. The appeal to his audiences emotions leads to the types of claims that Limbaugh makes throughout his essay.
Limbaugh makes several claims throughout the entirety of his essay. In his claims, Limbaugh claims that men will be fearful, women have more power than they realize, and that society “trivializes real sexual harassment and real rape” (238). With his claims, Limbaugh questions the way society has given power to women. Based on his claims, he feels that “feminists” are creating a society that men cannot approach women without the possibility of harassment charges being made.
Limbaugh uses style,