Download Who`s Harassing Whom

Jay Angus
Ella Blowers
Matt Kuberski
Maegen Prieur
Thesis
“I resent more than the lack of attention the
assumption underlying the rules and court
decisions governing sexual harassment:”
“That I am incapable of handling unwanted sexual
suggestion.”
(page 1, par. 2)
“I resent the women who bring sexual
harassment suits and convince courts that
we are helpless and victimized…”
(page 2, par. 1)
-Defense
-Drunken Sailors
“How innocent are the victims of harassment
anyways?”
(page 2, par. 4)
-Poor decisions
-Put up with it
“…their working environment is hostile
doesn’t jibe with their own decision to
remain…”
(page 2, par. 5)
-Multimillion dollar verdicts
“The most damaging result of sexualharassment law is the chilling effect it has
on men in our workplace.”
(page 3, par. 1)
“The fear is justified.”
(page 3, par. 2)
-Fear of “one-on-one” counseling
-Swift, decisive, one-sided
“They are certainly not harassers, but they
can no longer risk being my friends or
mentors.”
(page 3, par. 3)
-Possess tools for handling
-“Dear sisters, we have met the enemy and she is
us.”
(page 3, par. 3)
-Indirectly talking to men in the workplace
-Tells audience that their behavior needs to
change
-Jennings is too absolute in assumptions about
victims of sexual harassment.
-Are there really no innocent victims?
-Overexaggerates the fact that men can “no
longer risk being my friends”
(page 3, par. 4)
-Does she really have no male friends at work?
-Good balance of the three appeals, including
their overlap
-Good range of diction
-professional: “gender stratification”
-informal: “roll in the hay”
-Strong closing
-addresses audience directly and proposes
change
Logos: “divine words”
-logic
Ethos: “ethics”
-character
Pathos: “suffering”, “sympathy”, “empathy”
-emotions
“I resent the women who bring sexual
harassment suits and convince courts that we
are helpless and victimized as Melanie Wilkes
in ‘Gone With the Wind’.”
(page 2, par. 2)
-Ethos
-Logos
-Pathos
“But who’s harassing whom when I’m forced to
attend ‘sensitivity training’ seminars and reveal
my personal feelings to coworkers.”
(page 2, par. 4)
-Ethos
-Pathos
“I can’t handle the advance of knuckleheads.”
(page 2, par. 1)
“Sounds to me like they were just after a roll in
the hay.”
(page 3, par. 1)
-Ethos
“Working women today can’t handle a boor in
wing tips and bifocals.”
(page 2, par. 2)
-Pathos
“Women define what’s repulsive, stay in it and
then file and win multimillion-dollar verdicts,
which in many cases exceed the amounts
awarded to children crippled in horrific
accidents.”
(page 2, par. 6)
-Ethos
-Pathos
-Logos
In paragraph five, she uses a specific example
of a type of anti-harassment seminar that was
used at a Fortune 500 company.
(page 2, par. 4)
-Logos
“An accused rapist, after all, receives better
treatment than an accused harasser.”
(page 3, par. 3)
-Ethos
-Logos
-Pathos
“At the University of Nebraska, a graduate
student was even ordered to remove a picture
of his bikini-clad wife.”
(page 3, par. 2)
-Logos
-Pathos
The author includes an example from a specific
source: Journal of Business Ethics.
(page 2, par. 6)
-Logos
“The assumption underlying the rules and
court decisions governing sexual harassment:
that I am incapable of handling unwanted
sexual suggestion.”
(page 1, par. 2)
-Ethos
-Pathos
“Nearly 30 years in the workplace, and not
once have I been sexually harassed.”
(page 1, par. 1)
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“My employer trusts me with budgeting,
lobbying, fund-raising and shaping the minds
of the next generation.”
(page 1, par. 2)
-Ethos
In the final paragraph of the essay, Jennings
concludes by restating her position through
strong terse statements. She also directly
addresses the audience in the final sentence.
(page 3, par. 4)
-Pathos
-Ethos
-Successful argument
-controversial topic
-use of appeals to gain support
-Strong, obvious thesis
-Appropriate length
Citation Page!
Jennings, Marianne. "Who's Harassing
Whom?." Wall Street Journal 06 July
1998, Print.