Deborah Tannen, in “Sex, Lies, and Conversation,” an essay published in the 1990 The Washington Post, addressed misunderstandings to curb controversies regarding a chapter from Tannen’s 1986 book That’s Not What I Meant!. Tannen, a teacher at Georgetown University provides the public with scholarly research in the battlefield of communication between the sexes; bringing to light the stereotypical debate to whom is at fault in the negative communicational skills that endanger relationships.
Stephanie Ericsson, in “The Ways We Lie,” a cover article from a 1993 issue of the Utne Reader, references life experiences, classifications, and quotes to rationalize the human need to lie. Ericsson, a screenwriter, a copywriter, and a recovering addict uses personal experiences to persuade readers that lying is an art form that cannot be lived without sending the assumption that lying is as vital to life as air is to breathing. Ericsson states “Sure I lie, but it doesn’t hurt anything.” …show more content…
Besides the common denominator of being writers, the personal communication used in writing the pieces of work is noticeable different in the way the two female writers, Tannen and Ericsson both wove personal feelings directly into the writing; whereas the male, Schlosser, only showed feelings by expressing the effect of his subjects on American culture; Schlosser wrote “Indeed, market research has found that children often recognize a brand logo before they can recognize their own name.” Placement of personal feelings towards the individual topics of each piece of work can be felt and understood by the reader. Tannen’s use of writing is truly influential in regards to how to a meaningful relationship can be
Stephanie Ericsson, in “The Ways We Lie,” a cover article from a 1993 issue of the Utne Reader, references life experiences, classifications, and quotes to rationalize the human need to lie. Ericsson, a screenwriter, a copywriter, and a recovering addict uses personal experiences to persuade readers that lying is an art form that cannot be lived without sending the assumption that lying is as vital to life as air is to breathing. Ericsson states “Sure I lie, but it doesn’t hurt anything.” …show more content…
Besides the common denominator of being writers, the personal communication used in writing the pieces of work is noticeable different in the way the two female writers, Tannen and Ericsson both wove personal feelings directly into the writing; whereas the male, Schlosser, only showed feelings by expressing the effect of his subjects on American culture; Schlosser wrote “Indeed, market research has found that children often recognize a brand logo before they can recognize their own name.” Placement of personal feelings towards the individual topics of each piece of work can be felt and understood by the reader. Tannen’s use of writing is truly influential in regards to how to a meaningful relationship can be