Deborah Tannen's article But What do You Mean? discusses the biggest areas of miscommunication between men and women. Tannen mainly uses anecdotes and appeals to one's emotion to discuss why men and women often miscommunicate and what can be done so miscommunication will not occur. Her purpose is to tell men and women that if you want to get your message across, then it's not a question of being right, it is a matter of using the correct language or at least language that is understood between both man and women. Deborah Tannen seems to have men and women in mind for her audience; however she it also seems she is directing this article mainly to women.
Discussion Questions:
1.If women weren't so emotional would they be easier to talk to?
2.Why is it that women's emotions get in the way so much? Why do they always have to involve or bring their emotions in a conversation?
3.Does Tannen's excessive use anecdotes help prove her point or not? why?
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