Rape An Emotionless, Factual Approach Essay - 1674 Words

Rape: An Emotionless, Factual Approach Why are women raped far more often than men? In â€Å"Sex Crimes I: Rape and Sexual Assault†, the author, Laurence Miller, explores the characteristics of male rapists and theories of their motives. Miller analyzes each theory in depth to try and discover exactly why sexual assault is so special. He arrives at his thesis: sexual assault is special because it affects mainly women, dehumanizes an otherwise intimate act of life, and is intriguing by human nature. Specifically, Miller explores why sexual assault has mainly male perpetrators. He determines there is no set reason for why men rape more often, but the theories give insight to what is going on inside their heads. Still, Miller critiques the nature-based theories (evolutionary) more than the nurture-based theories (societal influences), implying nurture of men is more to blame for why they become rapists. To persuade his readers, Miller uses logos, ethos, and pathos; some more eff ectively than others. In order to achieve the strongest message, a balance of the three must be used. Miller has exceptional credentials and a multitude of sources, appealing to ethos. He also strongly appeals to logos by including statistics and by writing consistently, but his appeal to pathos was weak due to missed opportunities to convey emotional impact and visual examples. Miller’s appeal to ethos proved his work is beyond credible. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Writing presents ethos as â€Å"the