The Sleepover Question Analysis

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Prof. Mckinnie ENC 1102-80608 18 September 2017 The Slippery-Slope of the Sleepover Question In the passage “The Sleepover Question” on page 245, Amy Schalet writes about teen sex and parents acceptance of it. Schalet makes her argument seem effective with her use of Ethos, Pathos, and logos. However, her use of fallacies makes her argument not credible and not effective. Schalet uses hasty generalization quite often throughout. “Not under my roof. That’s the attitude most American parents have toward teenagers and their sex lives.” (425). She sets a mindset that Americans are close minded people and that the teens are scared to open up to their parents. The culture differences between Americans and the Dutch is a dramatic difference. “I’ve