A Rhetorical Analysis Of Why I Want A Wife By Brady

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Brady appeals to the reader’s emotions in her article why I want a wife by using pathos. She creates a connection between herself and the reader to make the reader feel what she is feeling and relate to her, which by definition is pathos. In Brady’s article “Why I Want a Wife” she develops a valid argument of why she wants a “wife” by using examples of pathos to connect with her female readers of the Ms. Magazine and draw their attention. This is a rather effective method when one considers that this article was written in the 1970’s when women’s rights acts was just starting to take place. Before stating her argument Brady identifies herself as a “wife” to establish her credibility. (229) However, by using pathos she changes her tone to a