One of the most successful forms of communication in the 21st century is blogging. Bloggers use all sorts of techniques in order to draw their audience in, whether it be through writing or visuals. There are many different kinds of blogs, and each blog tends to have some sort of theme. The blog Ladies Against Feminism uses rhetorical skills in order to reinforce the idea that females do not need to put their faith into feminism, but rather God. The primary audience of Ladies Against Feminism are religious, Christian women. The writers of Ladies Against Feminism use a graceful and organized technique in order to appeal to that audience.
The first appeal to the audience is the visual layout. The title of the …show more content…
In comparison, the writers describe feminism as chaotic. In “What is Feminism” the writers Jenny Chancey and Coram Deo start off by explaining where feminism is right now. Chancey and Duo refer to feminism as, “The so-called ‘woman’s movement” to show the audience that the Ladies of Feminism do not take feminists seriously. They describe the fourth wave of feminism, a very liberal feminist group, as embracing “raunch culture” and refers to the group as “schizophrenia.” The term raunch means energetic and vulgar, which gives feminism that raw and crazy persona. The Ladies Against Feminism even write, “feminism is nothing less than rebellion against God’s created order, and all of us are guilty of that rebellion in some degree.” Comparing feminism to a rebellion, or a sin, makes it seem like the movement is a sporadic urge that one must fight off. This would persuade the audience because sins have a significant meaning to Christian women and by comparing feminism to sins, the readers will abstain from …show more content…
They lift their organization up and what God thinks that the ideal women should be. The writers even specifically say that women will be more at peace if they do not question their place in the world and just follow God. By doing so, the reader feels a sense that Christian women are worth more than feminist women.
The writers know that their main audience is going to be Christian wives and mothers. Through constant repetition about God’s view of femininity, the readers feel a sense of accomplishment that they too are leading the right path. The readers support the blog Ladies Against Feminism because the style speaks to their lifestyle. Every blog has a specific type of audience. It is essential for a writer to continue to appeal to that audience to keep that sense of