Rhetorical Critique: Cleaning: The Final Feminist Frontier

Women worldwide have to work twice as hard as men to be appreciated for the same task. In Cleaning: The Final Feminist Frontier, Jessica Grose notes that while men have increasingly begun to take on cooking and childcare, women are still unfairly expected to do most household cleaning. The author builds the article’s credibility around relatable facts. She quotes convincing statistics and facts and successfully uses emotional appeal. In the end, Grose’s attempt at emotional appeal weakens the credibility of her arguments.