Monday, March 6, 2017
Logos of Shot Up in the Sexual Revolution: The True Adventures of Suzy Creamcheese
Cynthia Huntington uses logic to expose the flaws associated with American practices dealing with sexuality during the sexual revolution of the 1960's. One way she does so is by pointing out many of the societal fallacies present at the time. Huntington highlights a common example of a slippery slope when mentioning how men are quick to kill women when they get pregnant. It is an exaggeration, that was true in many cases, but served to emphasize the unresponsible state of sexually active men. Huntington also uses specific figures that can be analyzed to strengthen her examples of misguided sexuality. Specifically, she points out how Suzy Creamcheese had intercourse with so many men that "after twenty she stopped counting". Huntington intentionally includes this to show the unreserved nature of people and the unconcerned attitudes toward societal norms. Overall, the use of quantitative figures and fallacies by Cynthia Huntington in the poem convinces the audience of the rapid evolution and unpredictableness of sexual practice during the sexual revolution.
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I agree with that the use of numbers is partially an appeal to the audience's logos, but I also believe that it appeals to the audience's pathos, as the audience is supposed to be astonished by the number of partners that Suzy Creamcheese has been with.
ReplyDeleteI believe that her reference to the amount of men she had slept with was more of an appeal to pathos, since it was clearly intended to evoke an emotional response (shock) from the audience.
ReplyDeleteI think that using quantitative figures is an appeal to logos because it challenges readers to think logically about the extent of her sexual activity. However, I also do think that this could be an appeal to pathos because the suggestions innately provokes an emotional response.
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