Rhetorical Analysis of Sources on Domestic Violence

In the news article ” California Man Allegedly Waterboarded Wife, Held Her Captive While He Was On Drugs” by Elizabeth Elizalde,  primarily recounts a case of domestic violence involving a man named Richard who imprisoned and tortured his wife for up to two months, and was even more furious when he waterboarded her, domestic assaulted her and kicked and punched her. This incident of domestic violence has become highly publicized in California. Richard is guilty of a number of counts of false imprisonment, torture, criminal threats, and corporal punishment of his spouse.

In “He Was The Last Person I Want To Be Stuck With,” the magazine tells the story of experiencing domestic violence during COVID-19. Because of the development of the new coronavirus, we need to quarantine at home to prevent the spread of the virus. Therefore, home isolation means social alienation, and the depression and financial resources of many families staying at home lead to emotional instability. So, abusers are becoming more rampant, lashing out at their partners in extreme ways. During an epidemic, it is difficult for victims of violence to seek help because they cannot leave their homes. In addition, the author provides a range of solutions to protect victims of violence during the epidemic.

The “About Family Violence” document explains the different forms of domestic abuse. At the same time, it shows physical abuse is the most common form of domestic violence, such as hitting, pushing, locking people in the house, etc. In today’s society, there is an increasing amount of sexual abuse. It also highlights the dangers of a range of domestic violence behaviors such as emotional abuse, property abuse, and neglect of the family.

In the academic paper, “The Effect Of Multipart Prompts On Children’s Testimonies In Sexual Abuse Investigations,” the impact of the accuracy of children’s testimony was examined by examining the impact of child testimony. In cases of sexual violence, the accuracy of children’s testimony is reduced due to the impact of multi-part prompts on children, thus reducing the quality of sexual violence reporting. At the same time, the violence identified in sexual violence investigations can have an impact on children’s mental health. This may affect the psychological development of future children.

Audience

 The news article “California Man Allegedly Waterboarded Wife, Held Her Captive While He Was On Drugs” raises a lot of eyebrows, especially among women who are experiencing domestic violence. This is because this group can draw more legal protections for victims of abuse from this case. Also, Elizabeth’s story makes more unmarried women and singles aware of how serious domestic violence is in our society. Secondly, to make women in the family focus on how to protect themselves and how to defend their rights in case of domestic violence. Just like Richard’s wife, she has to be brave enough to speak out about her own incidents of domestic violence so that she can protect some rights from a legal perspective.

In “He Was The Last Person I Want To Be Stuck With,” the magazine is aimed at both unmarried and married women. The article looks at the issue of domestic violence from a woman’s perspective. Whether it is a couple or a dating relationship, women are the weaker party in a violent relationship. Therefore, the magazine is a warning to women not to tolerate the crimes of the abusers and to take measures to fight back as much as they can. If the abuser apologizes to the female victim after the crime, it does not excuse what the abuser has done. That’s because the abuser may commit more than one act of violence.

“About Family Violence” targets many categories of audiences, the elderly, children, and partners. These people lack a lot of legal knowledge about domestic violence. The text includes a range of abuses against children and the elderly, such as controlling the activities of the elderly, forcing the elderly to sign any legal document they do not understand, any form of physical abuse, and emotional abuse or neglect of children as a form of domestic violence. More information about domestic violence is included in the article so that these people can understand and protect themselves.

The academic paper ” The Effect Of Multipart Prompts On Children’s Testimonies In Sexual Abuse Investigations” investigates the validity of children’s testimonies with the researcher as the main group. Investigating the accuracy of children’s legal testimonies in sexual abuse cases will allow more researchers to draw relevant conclusions from the data in the article.

Purpose

In today’s society, many domestic violence cases affect public safety, and the outcome of legal decisions in each domestic violence case affects the discussion of domestic violence in the social conversation.

Elizabeth’s goal in putting this story out there is to get more people to focus on domestic violence. From a legal point of view, Schlosser has elevated domestic violence to a criminal act, which is something that requires more severe punishment. But he used the excuse of trying to escape legal responsibility, they say “Schlosser was under the influence of drugs and alcohol during the attack” in the news, it states ” Schlosser was out on $50,000 bail in connection with a domestic violence incident in December 2016, according to the newspaper. Schlosser has a pretrial hearing in August. ” Humanly, the perpetrators of these violent acts should be punished more severely, so that the perpetrators do not have the opportunity to hurt more family members or close friends. This is a social problem that needs to be monitored by society.

In “He Was The Last Person I Want To Be Stuck With”, the author published the main theme of making more people aware of the widespread domestic violence that hurts the rights of the abused. Moreover, undermines the social norms of behavior. During the coronavirus epidemic, society was alienated, but it was still possible to seek help from others online and find the nearest agency for help.

In “He Was The Last Person I Want To Be Stuck With”, the main goal is to get more people should not ignore those around them who are experiencing domestic violence, especially during an epidemic. In the magazine, a girl who is experiencing domestic violence says, “I tried calling the domestic-violence hotline that my cousin gave me the other night when I was out on a walk. Just when I thought they were going to answer, they hung up. I didn’t call back. I was just discouraged.” The indifference of those around us adds to the pain felt by victims and takes away a life’s motivation to live in this world. During the coronavirus epidemic, society was distant but still able to ask for help online, and we have to trust that there will be someone around to step up and help.

 In “About Family Violence”, the reader is made aware of the various forms and contents of the relevant laws and domestic violence by explaining the range of forms of abuse and types of domestic violence. The fact that child abuse can be stopped by using child protection laws in each region. In addition, children who witness domestic violence are at risk of developing stress disorders, and the dangers that domestic violence poses to society.

In the academic paper “The Effect Of Multipart Prompts On Children’s Testimonies In Sexual Abuse Investigations ” the purpose of the expert study on the accuracy of children’s testimony was to investigate whether or not children’s testimony in a case is admissible in court. The study shows that whenever investigators use multi-part prompts, it affects children’s testimony. In addition, in the detection of cases of sexual violence, children’s perceptions of domestic violence have been found to have an impact, particularly in terms of the psychological damage it causes.

 Genre

 “California man allegedly waterboarded wife, held her captive while he was on drugs” is a narrative genre of news reports about legal cases that tell of domestic violence. Elizabeth takes the legal outcomes of the case are reported and analyzed one by one, sharing this domestic violence case with the reader so that the reader understands the seriousness of their case.

“He Was The Last Person I Want To Be Stuck With” is a narrative article of news analysis that informs the reader about women’s rights and protections through the first-person account of a domestic violence case that occurred during the coronavirus era.

“About Family Violence” is an explanatory report that explains the protection measures and laws and regulations for different groups of victims of abuse, as well as the various situations of domestic violence and explains the criminal forms of domestic violence.

In the academic paper “The Effect Of Multipart Prompts On Children’s Testimonies In Sexual Abuse Investigations “, a research paper on the accuracy of children’s testimonies in sexual abuse cases and how children’s testimonies are influenced by this topic was used to draw conclusions from the format of the research paper.

Stance

Although these documents or articles all describe different solutions and perspectives on domestic violence, they all take a similar stance: to get legal punishment for the abuser and legal protection and compensation for the abused.

In this news article written by Elizabeth, the author prefers to look at this domestic violence case from the perspective of protecting the victim. The issue of protecting the victim from domestic violence is favored because the author describes the details of how the abuser hurt his wife. It also explains how the abuser rose from domestic violence to a criminal act. In addition, the author further explains the legal protection of the wife.

In the magazine of “He Was The Last Person I Want To Be Stuck With”, the author endorses the position that victims need to seek help during special times. A story of domestic violence during an epidemic, shows that it is important not to ignore others when they are hurting and to help those around you who are experiencing domestic violence.  Furthermore, it provides some information on help-seeking websites for those who are victims of abuse so that they can be better protected during times of quarantine as well.

In “About Family Violence” the author endorses the legal protection that victims of domestic violence deserve and the legal responsibility of the perpetrator. At the same time, he clearly describes the various forms of domestic violence in any situation. In addition, there are different protection mechanisms and measures for different groups of victims.

“The Effect Of Multipart Prompts On Children’s Testimonies In Sexual Abuse Investigations ” the research of the article proves that the testimony of children in sexual abuse investigation cases cannot be believed in its entirety and the author agrees with this view. Based on the multifaceted hints provided by the investigator it was found that multifaceted hints can affect the accuracy of the child’s testimony, so the testimony of the child in the case needs further investigation for its accuracy.

 

Works Cited

 

“California man allegedly waterboarded wife, held her captive while he was on drugs” By Elizabeth Elizalde  APR 30, 2018 https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/calif-man-allegedly-waterboarded-wife-held-captive-article-1.3964136

‘He Was the Last Person I Wanted to Be Stuck With’    Anna Silman  APR. 9, 2020

https://www.thecut.com/2020/04/self-isolating-with-your-abuser.html#_ga=2.34011241.999447702.1600457393-2059133946.1600457393

“About Family Violence” Date modified: 2017-07-26

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/fv-vf/about-apropos.html

Child Abuse & Neglect  Volume 36, Issues 11–12, November–December 2012, Pages 753-759

“The effect of multipart prompts on children’s testimonies in sexual abuse investigations” CarmitKatz  IritHershkowitz

https://www-sciencedirect-com.ccny-proxy1.libr.ccny.cuny.edu/science/article/pii/S0145213412001391