“Mother knows best.” Said by every mother. But which mother actually knows best? Western or Chinese? Amy Chua wrote an article called, “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”. Amy Chua is a professor at Yale Law School, authors about five or more books. Amy is also married and a mother of two. In her article she argues that Chinese parenting is more effective than Western parenting. Chua has three main differences that she goes off of and explains in her writing. In the article, “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”, by Amy Chua is about Chinese parenting being more effective than Western parenting. She explains how Chinese parents are stricter then Western parent. Chua defines the different parenting styles between western and Chinese parenting.
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Logical fallacy are false statements that weaken an argument by distorting the issue, drawing false conclusions, misusing evidence, or misusing language. "The piano scenario Chua says she turned her house into a “war zone” in trying to force her seven-year-old to master a particular piece of music. She gives good reason for the war zone as being worthwhile, because in the end her daughter did indeed master it. “The house was a war zone, and I lost my voice yelling…” (Page 308) Chua exaggerated. Your house cannot be a war zone and a piano lesson. One more fallacy used is hasty generalizations in her writing when she writes about western mothers caring too much about their child’s emotions. She believes that because Chinese parents assume strength rather than fragility, their kids behave differently than the Western parents’ kids. Also acting as a “bandwagon” for the Chinese parenting method, Chua’s theory is problematic, as she fails to factor in the fact that Chinese kids can have self-esteem issues too, possibly choosing not to show it because of their parents’ high expectations. This can lead to even bigger problems like suicide, unlike most Western kids who (assumedly) get the help they need because of their overly concerned parents. A hasty generalization is a conclusion based on insufficient or biased evidence. Chua makes this assumption with no facts behind
Logical fallacy are false statements that weaken an argument by distorting the issue, drawing false conclusions, misusing evidence, or misusing language. "The piano scenario Chua says she turned her house into a “war zone” in trying to force her seven-year-old to master a particular piece of music. She gives good reason for the war zone as being worthwhile, because in the end her daughter did indeed master it. “The house was a war zone, and I lost my voice yelling…” (Page 308) Chua exaggerated. Your house cannot be a war zone and a piano lesson. One more fallacy used is hasty generalizations in her writing when she writes about western mothers caring too much about their child’s emotions. She believes that because Chinese parents assume strength rather than fragility, their kids behave differently than the Western parents’ kids. Also acting as a “bandwagon” for the Chinese parenting method, Chua’s theory is problematic, as she fails to factor in the fact that Chinese kids can have self-esteem issues too, possibly choosing not to show it because of their parents’ high expectations. This can lead to even bigger problems like suicide, unlike most Western kids who (assumedly) get the help they need because of their overly concerned parents. A hasty generalization is a conclusion based on insufficient or biased evidence. Chua makes this assumption with no facts behind