According to Susan Jacoby, one of the leading causes of date rape is simply mixed signals. The articles “Rape: A Bigger Danger Than Feminist Know” by Camille Paglia and “Common Decency” by Susan Jacoby both elaborate on the topic of rape and date rape. The two writers have much to say about this topic but each reach a different conclusion. Between these articles it is obvious that the stronger article is “Common Decency,” because her argument is more effective and balanced than that of Paglia who has a less balanced argument.
Susan Jacoby’s article is effective because she achieves the balance of all three rhetorical appeals thus passing the aristotelian test. Susan Jacoby’s first official job was a newspaper reporter. She has written articles …show more content…
Those fallacies are slippery slope and hasty generalization. Hasty generalization is the strongest logical fallacy in her article. Paglia assumes that all men are rapist because of their genetics. “Hunt, pursuit and capture are biologically programed into the male sexuality” and “Masculinity is aggressive, unstable, and combustible” are all examples of her hasty generalization. Like Jacoby, author Dan Kahan also agrees that women do tend to give mixed signals and confuse their partners but not all of the men take that as a an excuse to rape their partner (Kahan 731). Paglia has no proof whatsoever that all men are aggressive, erotic, or brutal. This fact makes this argument …show more content…
For example, Paglia says that if a woman were to go to a party with a male and drink then she would end up getting raped. Similar to this she also says that a woman should not wear unappropriate clothing or go to a social gathering alone with a man or else she will end up getting raped. According to Emily Crawford’s article, studies show that not all women who go to parties dressed inappropriately and drink get raped by men at the party (Crawford 267). The argument Paglia is trying to make is invalid because she has no evidence that suggest that a woman will be raped just because of one small event or
Susan Jacoby’s article is effective because she achieves the balance of all three rhetorical appeals thus passing the aristotelian test. Susan Jacoby’s first official job was a newspaper reporter. She has written articles …show more content…
Those fallacies are slippery slope and hasty generalization. Hasty generalization is the strongest logical fallacy in her article. Paglia assumes that all men are rapist because of their genetics. “Hunt, pursuit and capture are biologically programed into the male sexuality” and “Masculinity is aggressive, unstable, and combustible” are all examples of her hasty generalization. Like Jacoby, author Dan Kahan also agrees that women do tend to give mixed signals and confuse their partners but not all of the men take that as a an excuse to rape their partner (Kahan 731). Paglia has no proof whatsoever that all men are aggressive, erotic, or brutal. This fact makes this argument …show more content…
For example, Paglia says that if a woman were to go to a party with a male and drink then she would end up getting raped. Similar to this she also says that a woman should not wear unappropriate clothing or go to a social gathering alone with a man or else she will end up getting raped. According to Emily Crawford’s article, studies show that not all women who go to parties dressed inappropriately and drink get raped by men at the party (Crawford 267). The argument Paglia is trying to make is invalid because she has no evidence that suggest that a woman will be raped just because of one small event or