Rhetorical Analysis of "The real campus sexual assault problem--and how to fix it: the answer: social limits, and limits on alcohol." Sexual assault on colleges campuses is nothing new. For years, schools have been trying to combat this unspeakable crime by implementing policies and rules against it, but according Jon A. and Bradford Richardson’s article, “The Real Campus Sexual Assault Problem--And How to Fix It: The Answer: Social Limits, and Limits on Alcohol,” the problem is only getting worse. The authors present an effective argument on how to decrease sexual assaults on college campuses by clearly stating their purpose in writing the article, building credibility with their readers by including strong rebuttal statements and background
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Jon A. and Richardson help their readers to recognize the problem by providing them with the fact that “assault rates have been 3.1 to 4.4 times higher at the most permissive colleges and universities than at their more restrictive counterparts” (par. 5). Consequently, readers are able to infer the authors’ stance on the argument and purpose in writing the article. After clearly addressing the problem, Jon A. and Richardson then go on to inform the audience on ways they can prevent the assaults from happening. According to the authors’, the most effective solution would be to create a school wide ban on alcohol and prohibit members of the opposite sex from entering each other’s dorms after a certain hour (par. 18). Furthermore, this solution proves to readers that the authors’ are not only trying to address the sexual assault problem on college campuses but they are also trying to prevent …show more content…
and Bradford Richardson's’ article mostly focuses on the rhetorical appeal of logos to reinforce their overall stance on the topic. They do this by including many statistics such as “a 2000 study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics found that approximately 90 percent of on-campus rapes occur in the room of either the victim or the assailant” (par. 19). As a result, the authors’ are able to effectively get their point across by showing their readers that they’re opinions are not based solely on their beliefs but on facts as well. In addition, supplying their readers with ample amounts of studies and evidence proves to their audience that they clearly did their research on the topic before writing the report. The authors’ rely heavily on logic throughout their article by including data from many reliable sources, such as the Los Angeles Times and The JAMA Network (par. 2, 17). For this reason, readers are more likely to believe the authors’ because they included secondary sources that the audience
Jon A. and Richardson help their readers to recognize the problem by providing them with the fact that “assault rates have been 3.1 to 4.4 times higher at the most permissive colleges and universities than at their more restrictive counterparts” (par. 5). Consequently, readers are able to infer the authors’ stance on the argument and purpose in writing the article. After clearly addressing the problem, Jon A. and Richardson then go on to inform the audience on ways they can prevent the assaults from happening. According to the authors’, the most effective solution would be to create a school wide ban on alcohol and prohibit members of the opposite sex from entering each other’s dorms after a certain hour (par. 18). Furthermore, this solution proves to readers that the authors’ are not only trying to address the sexual assault problem on college campuses but they are also trying to prevent …show more content…
and Bradford Richardson's’ article mostly focuses on the rhetorical appeal of logos to reinforce their overall stance on the topic. They do this by including many statistics such as “a 2000 study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics found that approximately 90 percent of on-campus rapes occur in the room of either the victim or the assailant” (par. 19). As a result, the authors’ are able to effectively get their point across by showing their readers that they’re opinions are not based solely on their beliefs but on facts as well. In addition, supplying their readers with ample amounts of studies and evidence proves to their audience that they clearly did their research on the topic before writing the report. The authors’ rely heavily on logic throughout their article by including data from many reliable sources, such as the Los Angeles Times and The JAMA Network (par. 2, 17). For this reason, readers are more likely to believe the authors’ because they included secondary sources that the audience