Analyzing and judging the manifest rationality of Gloria Steinem's "Supremacy Crimes". (2nd January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Phillip Keith, Arrington
• Is Part Of: Argumentation and advocacy. Volume 55:Number 1(2018)
• Page Start: 62
• Page End: 81
• Publication Date: 2019-01-02
• Subjects: Rhetorical analysis -- rhetorical evaluation -- manifest rationality -- Ralph H. Johnson -- Gloria Steinem; Forensics (Public speaking) -- Periodicals; Forensics (Public speaking); Periodicals; 808.5105
• DOI: 10.1080/10511431.2018.1504583
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0002-8533

Abstract

Abstract: Mass gun violence continues in America as do debates about what should be done about it. This recurring issue prompted Gloria Steinem to publish an article in 1999 on what she called "Supremacy Crimes." This article seems to have only increased in its relevance and visibility over time, but did Steinem make an effective argument at the time? Drawing upon Ralph H. Johnson's theory of manifest rationality, I attempt to analyze and evaluate how Steinem argues her case and how well she argues it.