Rhetorical Analysis

Rhetorical Analysis of Trashy Mag ' Article Writing can invoke many different feelings in a person . The type of writing that is most effective is when the author knows their points and sets out to prove their message . Janelle Brown 's article Trash Mags with Training Wheels ' blatantly tells the reader that trash magazines are nothing more than mindless drivel for a mass audience . Ultimately this becomes the clearest message in the whole article . As I read the opening paragraphs , it was difficult to understand what the author was attempting to prove . Another noticeable

problem was the absence of a thesis statement compounded with the introduction of too many unrelated facts thrown in between paragraphs . The biggest problem was not that information was incorrect , but rather it was random and contradictory The author has done a great job of research and interviews , but she does not present her work accordingly

Disappointingly , the title of the article gave me the biggest clue on how she feels about Cosmogirl , Ellegirl , Teen Vogue , and all the other so-called trash magazines . The opening paragraphs are used to describe what Elle girls look and act like . This was puzzling to me because her fits exactly what many teenage girls across the country attempt to emulate . These girls apparently now have a magazine to fit their lifestyle . Brown has given us her opinion as to how she thinks the Elle girls live , but proposes no point or argument why she believes this . At no point throughout the article does she offer proof for this claim , so the reader is left wondering if she is being serious about her allegations or whether she is being sarcastic in her approach Surprisingly , I do not know if she is praising or frowning upon the Elle girl lifestyle , because in one instance she seems to mock the lifestyle and then another sentence she is accepting of the methods of the lifestyle . The reader is stuck with the impression that the article is going to focus on Ellegirl magazine exclusively . To my surprise , the preceding paragraphs go into the marketing revenue of Cosmogirl , which again is trying to go . It appears Brown merely adds a few sensationalist tidbits of information that have nothing to do with what was previously said . I believe she is going for a sensational type of article that will grab the reader 's attention , and once the reader 's attention is captured the reader is left wondering why they read the article in the first place . I can imagine readers perusing through the article and wondering why the article is entitled , Trash Mags with Training Wheels ' The reader is left wondering what the training wheels part means , and how does it entail trashy magazines

Finally the article moves along from a history lesson about the teenage magazines to the actual at hand the of trashy teenage magazines . Thankfully , something is spit out after the boring , lethargic start , and that is the new teen magazines...