Critique on What Ive Learned from Men

In the article “What I’ve Learned from Men.” The author Barbara Ehrenreich defines and roots her essay on things women can learn from men. She upholds that men influence women to become tough because of all the conflicts and arguments between the genders that make women recognize they are too ladylike when they are in a battle with men. She also explains that women should learn to get tough and take credit when they have accomplished or succeeded in a certain task and not just blame it on luck. Unfortunately, the article “What I’ve Learned from Men” is fruitless because the author hasn’t displayed any credible sources that support what she is claiming and also exhibits an amount of logical fallacies.

First of all, there are several logical fallacies found in the article, which shows us why Barbara’s article is ineffectual. “I, a full-grown feminist…had behaved like a ninny-or, as I now understand it, like a lady.” This sentence is an example of Ad Hominem. The reason is that she refers to herself as a ninny, a foolish person, or in other words as a lady. Thus, she is attacking herself and all the other ladies who experience a similar event rather than the argument. Identically, the sentence “we spend a great deal of time acting like a wimp.” is another example of Ad Hominem. Another example is the entire fifth paragraph, “Think, for example…fascination for us.” This is clearly an example of Hasty Generalization where the author has referred the actors Mel Gibson, John Travolta and Marlon Brando as people who don’t talk and care about others feelings so, therefore, this has to be the same situation with us. But, there is no relation between them and us. Moreover, a good example of slippery slope is also present in the article. “If you’re not sure what to do with your face in the meantime, study Clint Eastwood’s expressions—both of them.” The reason is that the solution (study Clint Eastwood’s expressions) has nothing to do with the problem (what to do with your