Jennifer Lawrence Rhetorical Analysis

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For doing the same job and same work women are paid less.Jennifer Lawrence is actress that has been paid less than her male co-stars. In Jennifer Lawrence she writes about her personal experience . Jennifer Lawrence uses effectively communicates the connection between gender and power because she shows rhetorical devices by pathos and logos The author uses pathos to show the unfairness she is in. She says” I got mad at myself. I failed as a negotiator because i gave up early”( Lawrence 1). She blames herself for a “female”. In her text she states, “I don't think i am the only woman with this issue”(Lawrence 1). She does this to involve the reader more in what she is going through. Jennifer Lawrence selects to put logos in order to proof

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