1. 5-a-Day
‘In the war of the sexes the first casualty is nuance’. What method does Ellen use in this subtitle and what’s the effect?
Which Daily Mail story does Ellen make reference to? Why?
‘Perhaps Hare should be captured, placed inside a wicker woman, and publicly burned as an example to others?’ What’s the tone Ellen employs here? How can you tell?
Ellen paraphrases Hare’s interview to suggest that he thought writing generic Strong Women was… what?
What’s the effect of Ellen ending the long list of ‘strong-woman-by-numbers’ with: ‘… yada, yada, yada, blah, blah, blah.’?
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