‘Dud’ men blamed for sparking a global catastrophe

loaded labels: Refers to Carrie Bradshaw in a mocking tone with 'tippity-tapping' and 'Manolos', framing her as frivolous to contrast Goldin’s 'brave' stance, creating a gendered caricature.

“tippity-tapping on your trusty Mac book”

loaded adjectives: Describes Goldin as 'bravely called it', implying moral courage and framing her position as bold truth-telling.

“she has just bravely called it”

loaded labels: Uses the term 'Dud' men as a pejorative label, reducing men to a negative stereotype without nuance.

““Dud” men.”

loaded adjectives: Uses 'cr**py' to describe men, emotionally charged and derogatory, assigning blame in a dismissive way.

“cr**py ones”

outrage appeal: Directly addresses 'Chaps' with accusatory tone, aiming to provoke defensiveness or guilt.

“Chaps, it’s all on you.”

loaded language: Dismisses feminism with 'feminism whatsit', mocking the concept and framing it as a vague, overblown concern.

“because of all this feminism whatsit”

narrative framing: Frames declining birth rates as a 'crisis' tied to feminism, setting up a narrative that blames social progress without exploring structural economic or policy factors.

“the birth rate in the Western world has been cratering because of all this feminism whatsit”

loaded adjectives: Describes careers as 'crazy newfangled things', mocking women’s choices and framing motherhood as 'valiantly propagating the species', which carries moral judgment.

“crazy newfangled things called careers”

sympathy appeal: Uses irony to evoke sympathy for women being blamed, but in a way that reinforces the emotional weight of the issue.

“rather than valiantly propagating the species for humanity’s greater good”

loaded adjectives: Describes women’s choices as 'selfish' twice, reinforcing a negative moral judgment.

“selfish women were making selfish choices”

strawmanning: Presents a caricature of feminist women as solely focused on fashion and consumerism, misrepresenting the complexity of women’s lives.

“Carrie wouldn’t be buying, or wearing, all those spindly, towering pumps”

loaded verbs: Uses 'dumped the problem right back in the laps of men' to assign blame in a confrontational, emotionally charged way.

“dumped the problem right back in the laps of men”

editorializing: Frames Goldin’s entry as a dramatic intervention ('entered the chat'), injecting a casual, opinionated tone into reporting.

“And then Goldin... entered the chat”

conflict framing: Frames the issue as a 'battle of the sexes', promoting adversarial interpretation rather than collaborative or systemic analysis.

“Welcome to the new battle of the sexes”

loaded adjectives: Repeats 'cr**py' to describe fathers, maintaining a derogatory tone toward men.

“cr**py fathers”

vague attribution: Says Goldin 'argues essentially' without directly quoting or specifying the paper’s methodology, weakening precision.

“Goldin argues essentially”

selective quotation: Quotes Goldin selectively to emphasize men’s role, omitting broader structural factors she may have acknowledged.

““the more that men can credibly signal they will be dependable ‘dads’ and not disappointing ‘duds,’””

vague attribution: Claims Goldin 'has proven' without specifying studies or data, overstating certainty.

“she has proven that”

loaded adjectives: Describes household chores as 'such outrageous things', mocking men’s participation and framing it as absurd.

“such outrageous things as stacking the dishwasher”

fear appeal: Uses 'grim reading' and references Germaine Greer to evoke alarm and emotional resonance around motherhood penalties.

“make grim reading for anyone who can spell Germaine”

rhetorical question: Uses a rhetorical question to imply obviousness, discouraging critical engagement with data.

“does it even have to be said”

sensationalism: Uses sarcastic phrasing to mock the idea of equality, heightening emotional reaction over analysis.

“Equal-a-what now?”

loaded adjectives: Describes serious socioeconomic data as 'cheerful facts', using sarcasm to undermine tone and provoke emotion.

“Given these cheerful facts”

loaded adjectives: Uses 'top-notch fathers' and 'the good ones' as positive moral labels, creating a binary between good and bad men.

“top-notch fathers”

moral framing: Frames fatherhood as a moral imperative, reducing a complex social issue to individual male behavior.

“we need one thing: Men who can show they will be top-notch fathers”

loaded labels: Repeats 'dud' men as a derogatory label, reinforcing negative stereotype.

“non “dud” men”