Deborah Tannen opened the reader’s mind with her knowledge, opinions, and research in the essay “Who Does the Talking Here?” The essay is trying to decipher which gender speaks more, and it is clear; Tannen believes previous studies are flawed (Para. 1-3). Tannen believes the key to understanding which gender “runs their mouth” more often is what is going on at the time and if the words have any intentions (para. 1-13). Tannen begins to elaborate on her ideas by conversing about the time she gave a lecture at a seminar. The key point was at the end when a member of the audience had plenty to say during the lecture. His wife was upset because his response to her questions are usually very short (para. 5-6). Using the situation described above,
