DO Girls face more peer pressure

than boys?
By Haruka

First opinion piece:

The Face of Appearance-related Social Pressure: Gender, Age and Body Mass Variations in Peer and
Parental Pressure During Adolescence.

Helfert, Susanne, and Petra Warschburger. “The Face of Appearance-related Social Pressure: Gender,
Age and Body Mass Variations in Peer and Parental Pressure During Adolescence.” Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, vol. 7, no. 1, BioMed Central, Jan. 2013, p. 16.
https://doi.org/10.1186/1753-2000-7-16.

Second opinion piece:

Teen Boys Discuss the Pressures of Becoming a Man: ‘Confusing’ and ‘frustrating.’

Yeo, Suzanne. “Teen Boys Discuss the Pressures of Becoming a Man: ‘Confusing’ and ‘frustrating.’”
ABC News, 2 Nov. 2017, abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/teen-boys-discuss-pressures-man-confusing-
frustrating/story?id=50873691.

Yes, girls face more No, boys face more

peer pressure peer pressure

Introduction of the Author(s): Introduction of the Author:

Sussane Helfert and Petra Warschburger
work in the Department of Psychology in
Potsdam, Germany. Their articles mainly
center around the subject of teen issues,
such as peer pressures and eating
disorders. Their article regarding peer
pressure has over 100k accesses.
Suzanne Yeo has a BA in American Studies from
Oxford University, and a Masters degree in
Journalism from the University of California. She has
worked in ABC news since the early 2000's and have
been nominated for three Emmy awards, two of
them for the News for her production work on the
ABC News coverage of the Iraq elections and the
tsunami.

Brief Opinion Piece Brief Opinion Piece

Summary:
Helfert and Warschburger mainly
centers the article around pressures
on teenage girls, in which they
feature numerous studies and the
factors that lead to the said
pressures. Those include parents,
friends, male peers, and societal
expectations.
Summary:
Yeo features a social experiment
conducted by Good Morning
America, where teenage boys spoke
openly about the pressures of being
a "man," such as the unacceptability
of forming emotional connections
with their male friends and crying in
public.

Thesis:
Teen girls face more pressure compared
to teen boys, and parents and peers
contributes to it. The authors use strong
logos throughout the article and includes
pathos and logos, along with expert
experts' opinions in order to support their
argument.
Thesis:
The societal and peer pressure on
teen boys results in the twisted
perception on what a real "man"
should be like. The author uses
opinions and quotes to back her
statement up.

Analysis of Technique 2:

Use of Logos Use of Pathos

1 2

In Helfert and Warschburger's Though logos are used a few times

argument, they heavily uses logos,
excluding the occasional pathos. The
logos include numerous statistics,
along with many result from studies
regarding teen peer pressure and
gender gaps. This convinces the
readers to agree with the argument, as
it provides credibility on the written
contents.
throughout the article, the usage of
pathos greatly supports Yeo's argument.
The pathos centers around the teen boys'
vulnerability and honest opinions
expressing their difficulty with pressures
surrounding men's behaviors and natures.
Their open words leads the readers to
sympathize and support them and their
claims.

Comparison of Techniques:

While logos rely on the facts and statistics, pathos uses emotions to
support their arguments. The latter triggers empathy, anger, and
other strong emotions that pursuades the readers to believe the
claims presented in articles. On the other hand, logos adds
credibility and reliability to the provided informations, making them
more appealing in that aspect. Despite their differences, both are
successful in being convincing in their own individual ways.

Analysis of Technique 3

Strong Tone Sophisticated Diction

Strong opinions and tones are Sophisticated diction can make the
necessary in order to write a article and the author sound
successful opinion piece, as the professional. Whether the topic be a
political issue or a less serious topic,
entire essay or article should
the usage of formal vocabulary and
revolve around the opinion of the
proper terms can greatly enhance the
author. Whether the reader agrees quality of an article. Even if the
or not, presenting a strong opinion information is not reliable, having a
in an opinion piece adds a confident sophisticated diction can add a
quality to the article. credible image.

Sophisticated diction includes formal language and speech, along with proper
usage of vocabularies. This can add a sophisticated quality to the article. On
the other hand, strong tone revolves around the tone the essay is written in,
which emphasizes the point the author is making.

Maintaining a sophisticated diction while possessing a strong tone is nothing

short of essential for an opinion piece or an argumentative article. The author
must remain professional even when stating their opinion, but still needs to
preserve their strong tone throughout the argument. Both of these techniques
helps with the persuasion of the readers, so in order to write a successful
opinion article, these two need to go hand-in-hand.
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