Delusions of Gender

The article ""Delusions of Gender": The bad science of brain sexism" by Thomas Rogers focuses on Cordelia Fine's book "Delusions of Gender: How our Minds, Society, and Nurosexism Create Difference." The purpose of the dual style interview and book review is to persuade readers to purchase Fine's book. The credibility of the rhetor, or ethos, does not play a central role in the article because the focus falls on Fine and her book. Rogers describes the book and its content before starting his interview with the author. The interview is pretty standard, Rogers asking questions pertaining to the book and Fine answering. The article includes logos appeals in that the question and answer style is solely factual information. I found that the type of questions Rogers asks, however, appeal to pathos. Questions like "Why are people so intent on misrepresenting the differences between the male and female brain?" and "But it seems like a Catch-22: Women who pursue careers in math are being handicapped by the fact that there are so few women pursuing careers in math" can appeal to the reader's emotions. These questions have nothing to do with the scientific findings (logos) found in the book. They rather appeal to the readers' emotions in order to entice him or her to purchase the book. The article is interesting and effectively draws the reader to Fine's book. I wish Fine included more of her scientific data and findings in her answers. This would also add more logos appeals to the article. I am interested to see what her findings state which proves Rogers did his job in promoting the book.