Tannen Rhetorical Analysis

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Comprehension 1. The pattern of communication Tannen identifies at the beginning of her essay is an example of a husband doing most of the speaking in public and a wife doing most of the speaking at home. 2. According to Tannen most women often complain that their significant others don’t listen or talk to them. 3. Those men tend to face away from the women during the conversation and try to change the topic when the topic is something that isn’t interesting. 4. A characteristic of women’s speech that men find irritating is when women finish each other’s sentences. 5. Men and women can start understanding the difference in communication styles that can lead them to change their behavior in ways that the other will respond to more positively.
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