S p a c e c a t 

Answer each question in depth and provide ​specific evidence​ from

S 
SPEAKER:
Who is the speaker/writer? ​ e is known for playing 
What do we know about
them? What can you tell or Rafeal on Jane the Virgin. He states that as an actor 
what do you know about
the speaker that helps you he’s able to play roles that don’t really represent him.. 
understand the point of
view expressed?  Most of his roles are opposite of who he really is. And 

therefore he enjoys his roles in acting because it allows 

him to embody characters that he necessarily isn’t. He is 

also a father and a husband. He has two children who he 

loves very much.  

P 
I think the author’s first purpose is to inform. He first 
PURPOSE:
What is the speaker/writer
conveys the message that toxic masculinity exists and is 
hoping to accomplish?
What is the reason behind
present. It’s the idea that the problem exists and that 
this piece? What do they
want the audience to do
there are multiple solutions to fix it. Another layer to 
after having listened?

the author's purpose is to provide solutions to that 

problem. He determined that toxic masculinity exists and 

that there’s multiple solutions. Some solutions listed in 

the video were to first of all stop trying to conform 

to the typical stereotypes of men and instead be 

comfortable in embracing your feminine side as a man. 

Another way he states to break out of this toxic 

masculinity is, “So some of the ways that I have been 

practicing breaking free of this behavior are by 

creating experiences that force me to be vulnerable. So 

if there's something I'm experiencing shame around in my 

life, I practice diving straight into it, no matter how 

this he realizes that he comes out of those societal 

norms and instead embraces that it is okay to show that 

you're vulnerable.   

A 
AUDIENCE:​ ​

He is first addressing men, then he addresses women, and 
Who is the speaker/writer
then he also addresses parents. Since each of these 
trying to reach? How do we
know? Do they indicate a
people have an important role to play in redefining 
specific audience? What
assumptions exist in the
text about the intended masculinity. First of all men, they are the ones who 
audience? 
actively need to try and not conform to the wrong 

stereotypes of men. Secondly, women need to be there 

and help men to fight these social norms and be 

understanding that this process isnt easy. lastly , when 

addressing parents they need to teach their children 

not to follow these stereotypes and that before 

teaching them how to be pretty girls or tough boys to 

just teach them to be a good human.  

C 
CONTEXT: ​

This was performed in November of 2017. This was 
What is the time and place
during the time of the Me too movement and the meminist 
of this piece? What is
happening in the world as
movement. This plays a heavy role in the influence of this 
it relates to the subject of
the speech or the
speaker/writer? 
speech because all the points he made about masculinity 

support the me too movement in every way. There was 

also the shattering of the glass ceiling. This also applies 

to the context of the situation because it’s allowing 

women to have equal rights and that is the goal in the 

end. The menimist movemenwas basically the anti-feminist 

movement. This supports all the examples the author 

support women because they would be shown as weak or 

vulnerable. In that movement, it’s basically men trying to 

go against everything that women are trying to fight 

for rather than supporting them and uplifting their 

voices.  

E 
The initial spark that caused this was just multiple times 
EXIGENCE:
What was the spark or
when the author himself doufn tha he was hiding his true 
catalyst that moved the
speaker/writer to
emotions and his identity rather than embracing how he 
act/write? How did that
event impact the
speaker/writer? 
felt and wanted to express. This made him wonder about 

the definition of masculinity and how messed up it is.  

C 
He uses all the rhetorical devices including logos, ethos, 
CHOICES:
What are the rhetorical
and pathos. He also uses repetition. An example of this is 
choices that the
speaker/writer makes in
when,​ “ ​Where are the men? So men, men, men, men!” This 
the speech? Think about
overall structure, devices,
diction, syntax, etc. 
repetition clearly shows that he is using repetition to 

get the attention from men. He also uses a lot of 

anecdotes. An example of this is, ​“​But, sorry, Dad, as a kid 

I resented him for it, because I blamed him for making me 

soft, which wasn't welcomed in the small town in Oregon 

that we had moved to. Because being soft meant that I 

was bullied. See, my dad wasn't traditionally masculine, so 

he didn't teach me how to use my hands. He didn't teach me 

how to hunt, how to fight, you know, man stuff. Instead he 

taught me what he knew: that being a man was about 

sacrifice and doing whatever you can to take care of 

and provide for your family.” He has this emotional 

appeal at the beggining then goes to being serious then 

back to being emotional it’s this constant repetion of 

questions to show the importance of the subject.  

Ethos: Looking back to his childhood and when 

A 
APPEALS:
Which of the three
rhetorical appeals (ethos,
logos, pathos) are present he has experienced toxic masculinity. Him being 
in the text? Where? Why? 
man and going through experiences as a man 

also gives him credibility  

Logos: he stated statistics and showed that 

women were more interacting with his account 

when he was posting stuff about feminism while 

the men started interacting with his insta 

account when he started posting manly things.  

Pathos: He uses a lot of pathos in this speech. 

The first example is when he gets personal and 

talks about how he acts tough even though he is 

hurting, or when he feels insecure he acts 

confident. He mentions how he’s tired of 

constantly being told to man up and act manly. 

He realzed that after trying to fit into this 

wrong definition of masculinity for 30 years 

that he has to focus on being a good human 

first.   
 I think the tone of this passage is mainly sad, he 

T 
TONE:
What is the
speaker/author's attitude
toward the subject? Is the talks about the harsh reality of how 
tone the same throughout
the whole piece? Where
does it shift? What
detrimental toxic masculinity can be. He states, 

“Guys, this is real. And I'm just scratching the 

surface here, because the deeper we go, the 

uglier it gets, I guarantee you. I don't have time 

to get into porn and violence against women or 

the split of domestic duties or the gender pay 

gap. But I believe that as men, it's time we 

start to see past our privilege and recognize 

that we are not just part of the problem. 

Fellas, we are the problem. The glass ceiling 

exists because we put it there, and if we want 

to be a part of the solution, then words are 

no longer enough.” Although in the end the tone 

changes and becomes more sympathetics and 

driving for change.