Response to Mary Sherry's "In Praise of the 'F Word'"

  • Due Feb 28, 2024 by 5:59pm
  • Points 10
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Task

For this assignment, please answer the prompts below about Mary Sherry's 1991 Newsweek article, "In Praise of the 'F Word'"Links to an external site.

Note: No specific word count is required for this assignment worth 10 points. However, your answers should clearly and thoroughly address the prompts.  

1. What does Sherry try to persuade her readers of in the article?

2. What are two examples of appeals (ethos, pathos, logos) that Sherry uses in this article? Give quotes for examples. You can refer to this Overview of Rhetoric and Rhetorical Analysis PowerPoint  Download Overview of Rhetoric and Rhetorical Analysis PowerPoint and this Rhetorical Analysis The Basics handout  Download Rhetorical Analysis The Basics handout for explanations and examples of those terms. 

3. Do you think Sherry's argument was convincing overall? Why or why not?

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