Sex is Not Our Problem by Charles Blow
Speaker- The speaker is mainly Charles Blow. He seems like an opinionated author, who clearly cares for the younger generation and has certain ideals towards how society should react.
Occasion- There is no specific time in this article, but it is written in a modern context. It is using the people of today and faces the social problems of today. The place is centered around the US. The immediate occasion seems to be the younger generation and their careless decisions.
Audience- The audience is toward american adults. Because the author talks towards the adults adult the teenagers and young adults choices, his audience is towards the adults who have already made their family choices.
Purpose- The purpose of this article was to inform the audience that to change the problems with the early sex issues in teens, we need to change how we look at these issues. We need to look into how we teach teens, and how we solve the social problems.
Subject- The subject of this article is early choices for teens of this day and age. In this article it also uses family as a subject when talking about the modern are.
Tone- The tone in some areas seems bleak. Especially when Blow introduces the statistics of early choices in teens, and statistics about diseases spread through choices. Though most of the article's tone is written as hopeful. The author uses diction to show a sense of hope.
Blow wrote this article based off the modern age families, and teen choices. Throughout his article, there are many clear rhetorical analysis. One for example, would be the appeal to logos. This can be seen when he uses statistical evidence from reports like the Guttmacher report. He uses the evidence multiple times to give his writing more authority. In addition, Blow appeals to ethos in multiple areas of his article. For instance he uses expert accounts to give himself credibility and seem more reliable for the reader. This can be seen when he uses Lisa Wade for her expertise in sociology. Lastly, Blow's use of diction is very clear. When he uses words like "panacea," "Puritanical," "Manipulated," or "potency," he gives his reader a clearer sense of his argument.
Speaker- The speaker is mainly Charles Blow. He seems like an opinionated author, who clearly cares for the younger generation and has certain ideals towards how society should react.
Occasion- There is no specific time in this article, but it is written in a modern context. It is using the people of today and faces the social problems of today. The place is centered around the US. The immediate occasion seems to be the younger generation and their careless decisions.
Audience- The audience is toward american adults. Because the author talks towards the adults adult the teenagers and young adults choices, his audience is towards the adults who have already made their family choices.
Purpose- The purpose of this article was to inform the audience that to change the problems with the early sex issues in teens, we need to change how we look at these issues. We need to look into how we teach teens, and how we solve the social problems.
Subject- The subject of this article is early choices for teens of this day and age. In this article it also uses family as a subject when talking about the modern are.
Tone- The tone in some areas seems bleak. Especially when Blow introduces the statistics of early choices in teens, and statistics about diseases spread through choices. Though most of the article's tone is written as hopeful. The author uses diction to show a sense of hope.
Blow wrote this article based off the modern age families, and teen choices. Throughout his article, there are many clear rhetorical analysis. One for example, would be the appeal to logos. This can be seen when he uses statistical evidence from reports like the Guttmacher report. He uses the evidence multiple times to give his writing more authority. In addition, Blow appeals to ethos in multiple areas of his article. For instance he uses expert accounts to give himself credibility and seem more reliable for the reader. This can be seen when he uses Lisa Wade for her expertise in sociology. Lastly, Blow's use of diction is very clear. When he uses words like "panacea," "Puritanical," "Manipulated," or "potency," he gives his reader a clearer sense of his argument.