The article by Bailey Wolff talked about the amount of swear words men used compared to women. According to the article men use them more mainly because they are quicker to release anger. Although this article is informative can it pass the CRAP test. The CRAP test looks at for elements of an article such as, currency, relevance, authority, purpose/point of view. The first part of the CRAP test examines the currency of the article. Seeing as how it was published in the summer of 2015, more specifically in the July/August edition. The date is not narrowed down to an exact date because the magazine the article is featured is a monthly edition. Given that information the article has passed the first part of the CRAP test. The next part of the CRAP test is determining relevance of the article. The subject of my final paper is on the psychology of swear words. To determine the effect swearing has on humans psychologically and also physically. Many cultures believe the use of profanity is inappropriate and disgraceful. This article seems to be the perfect fit for this subject, and passes the second part of the CRAP test. The third part of the CRAP test determines authority, which means we must know if the author is competent in what
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From what I could tell the article did not present any bias. Also the point of view appeared neutral, because it only presented the facts about the subject from various studies. Though the author included a major theory, which suggests that reason for the aggressive use of swear words by men springs from early “reproductive pressures on males and females.” (Wolff, 18) Such as men fighting for many females to produce more offspring, whereas women were mainly in charge of taking care of the children and the home. Women were also taught to serve their husbands, making women less likely to lash out in anger. Therefore, the article passes the final part of the CRAP
From what I could tell the article did not present any bias. Also the point of view appeared neutral, because it only presented the facts about the subject from various studies. Though the author included a major theory, which suggests that reason for the aggressive use of swear words by men springs from early “reproductive pressures on males and females.” (Wolff, 18) Such as men fighting for many females to produce more offspring, whereas women were mainly in charge of taking care of the children and the home. Women were also taught to serve their husbands, making women less likely to lash out in anger. Therefore, the article passes the final part of the CRAP