In this reading, I learned that Virginia Woolf did not present her writings in the traditional view as most other rhetoricians. As described in the reading, Woolf used a form called female mode of rhetoric. This form of writing did not present the argument until the end of the reading which leaves her thesis unanswered and allows the reader to pose many questions. Farrell suggests that this form is a male mode of rhetoric, but Woolf ‘s tone is not overly aggressive. I think that the way she form her writings depict the attitudes of the female as charming, elegant, and witty. Like many women who have something pressing to say, she would often build up her argument by giving generalizations and speaking from personal experience.
