This article discusses the rise of the ages of mothers 45 and older conceiving children. The number of children born to older women has doubled since 1997, and is still growing today. The author of this article, Lisa Miller, is a senior editor at Newsweek and the winner of numerous journalism awards such as the 2010 Wilbur Award for Outstanding Magazine Column. The context of this piece is causal because the occasion was caused by an increase in the ages of mothers undergoing birth between 1997 and today. The audience is directed towards older women who went through the process of conceiving at a late age and can connect to the women whom Lisa Miller discusses. The purpose of this piece was written to convince readers that being at an older age and pregnant is not a terrible act. Women conceiving children later give them the opportunity to become economically stable and are able to provide better lives for their kids. The author accomplishes her purpose through personal stories that allows the reader to connect with these women and to show a different side to the stereotype that older mothers cannot bear/raise children properly. A few rhetorical elements Miller includes in this article are logos when she uses statistics to prove her claim, and the use of pathos through the emotional stories of the mothers who experienced giving birth at a late age.
Miller, Lisa. "Is There Anything Wrong With Being Over 50 and Pregnant? -- New York Magazine." New York Magazine -- NYC Guide to Restaurants, Fashion, Nightlife, Shopping, Politics, Movies. 25 Sept. 2011. Web. 07 Oct. 2011. <http://nymag.com/news/features/mothers-over-50-2011-10/>.
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