Summary Of Anthony D Ambrosio's Columnist

Do you know anyone that has had a marriage that resulted in a divorce? Do you know any couples that are happily married and are as strong as ever? After being divorced, Anthony D’Ambrosio wrote an article titled “Columnist: 5 reasons marriage doesn’t work anymore”. Though D’Ambrosio’s article could be helpful to others, he also shows his weaknesses in his writing. D’Ambrosio uses logical fallacies such as hasty generalization and emotional appeals. In the article, “Columnist: 5 reasons marriage doesn’t work anymore,” Anthony D’Ambrosio discusses his opinion with five reasons on why marriages do not work anymore. D’Ambrosio talks about how sex, finances, connections between significant others, couples wanting attention over being loved, and how social media are reasons that he thinks causes marriages to fail …show more content…
All through D’Ambrosio’s article he emphasizes on his emotions, which could intentionally hurt his readers or connect with them. One example of emotional appeals in D’Ambrosio’s article is that he is “baffled” by couples that do not have sex, especially the younger couples (2). D’Ambrosio’s feelings are irrelevant in that statement because not all couples want to have sex, nor do couples think that being intimate will make their relationship strong. Every relationship has different perspectives and restrictions. Some couples that are young and have restrictions may feel offended because they might be waiting till marriage to be intimate. The second example of emotional appeals in D’Ambrosio’s article is “I hope you never experience the demise of your love. It's painful, and life changing; something nobody should ever feel.” (4) D’Ambrosio tries to connect himself with his readers by giving them sympathy, which he did poorly at because he does not know why their love life ended. Some marriages may end up in divorce because both spouses had mutual feelings about leaving each