The article analyzed is “Does the Aziz Ansari sexual misconduct story signal the end of the #MeToo movement?” The article was written by Karol Markowicz and can be found on Fox News. Specifically, this article is found in the opinion section of Fox News. Although the article focuses more on the #MeToo movement, it also tells the story of comedian, Aziz Ansari, suddenly accused of sexual assault. She relates this situation to the #MeToo movement going viral. According to her, this will be the end of this social media movement. The main reason being that this is the first and will not be the last accusation of sexual misconduct that turned out to be nothing. The article could not be better with its timing. Currently, the #MeToo movement is everywhere.…show more content… She seems to want everyone to read this and understand. This is known because the article’s main purpose was to inform readers about what the #MeToo movement is coming to but also to convince readers that it will be ending. Markowicz starts by summarizing the change when she says, “What began as accusation and exposure of the disgusting, and sometimes illegal, behavior of big names like Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Russell Simmons, Matt Lauer and so on, has morphed into criticizing boorish behavior by men in general.” She then goes on to tell the story of Ansari’s date with his accuser. She is very to the point when telling what happened. This very blunt tone makes the article more convincing. The readers can trust that the author is not sugarcoating anything. She then takes comments relating to the accusation and responds to them. Markowicz notes that she understands what they are saying but she also argues the comments. This also makes the readers trust her more. She addresses both sides of the argument, as any good arguer should. Towards the end, she plays the readers with pathos by saying, “If we’ve reached a point where #MeToo will include regrettable hook-ups the whole movement is diluted and actual sexual assault stories minimized.” It makes the reader stop and think about what the wolf cries really do to this
