"There Is No Unmarked Woman" - Discussion

Question 1

SOAPSTONE

Answer 1

• S: Tannen, woman, observant, linguist
• O: conference, evaluating all women
• A: both men + women - need to know marking
• P: argument - men are unmarked, woman are always marked (inequality)
• S: analogy, extreme detail, personal experiences
• TONE: educated, authoritative

Question 2

focus: improving rhetorical analysis

Answer 2

• when searching for imaginative, creative rhetorical verbs, don’t get too fancy with word choice. remember clear, concise, consistent
• be aware of TONE in the work you are analyzing as well as in your own writing. tone is basically positive or negative

Question 3

step 1

Answer 3

Tannen

Question 4

step 2

Answer 4

integrates

Question 5

step 3

Answer 5

the analogy of linguistic markings

Question 6

step 4

Answer 6

to illustrate her stance about gender “markings”

Question 7

note

Answer 7

• repetition; parallel structure