The Semantic Derogation Of Women Summary

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Schulz's article is an ineffective analysis of, "The Semantic Derogation of Women," as well as a historical timeline that discusses how females became the subjects for derogatory terms. Her argument is understandable and clearly defined. However, her argument is repeated multiple times throughout the article, the message is clearly stated for readers to understand. The writing style is too historical, making the argument informative and dry. The article is difficult to follow, since it is hard to determine how the article was structured as well as using too much evidence in a single paragraph.
The article provides interesting information about the history of derogatory terms towards both males and females. Schulz's article informs the reader

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