Talking To Boys The Way We Talk To Girls Analysis

In ¨Talking to Boys the Way We Talk to Girls¨ Andrew Reiner describes how the way parents treat and talk to their children based on gender affects the way men and women embrace their emotions in the future. Reiner claims that men are inherently forced to suppress their emotions starting at a young age, while women are more in touch with their emotions because parents were more accepting of girls expressing their feelings. Between physical affection and verbal affection, boys do not receive the same amount or type as girls do. This permanently affects the way that each gender interprets how expressing emotion is socially acceptable. Reiner uses examples of real life situations and proof from research to educate the audience of the root of this problem. To do this Reiner uses pathos, ethos, and logos to support his claim and to persuade the audience to try and change their ways of upbringing. Reiner displays pathos by mentioning that a Pediatrics study proved that a mother talks more to a newborn …show more content…
Reiner does not leave any aspect of the topic in the dark. By giving examples of real life situations and having solid research evidence, he is able to address every part of this issue. The author wants mothers and fathers to start accepting and acknowledging the emotions and feelings coming from their son and not just from their daughter. He suggests that instead of immediately punishing their son for misconduct, to ask the son how they feel. He builds trust with the audience in order to leave them educated, with intentions of getting the audience on board to support his claim. Reiner concludes his article with hopes that the audience will address the situation and change their ways when given the opportunity. Reiner is successful in convincing his audience to change by using pathos, ethos, and