There are several methods of acquiring evidence in order to persuade the reader about the argument made. The time of the evidence has to match the time of the argument in order for it to be effective. These days people only use the internet to acquire their evidence and ignore the library which is just as good or better than using the internet. The library has more references and resources than a personal computer but people prefer the internet because it is right there at our fingertips.
Under My Thumb was a very interesting read. She starts out with a story from 8th grade where she is trying to get some guy to acknowledge that she too listens to Rolling Stones. She then explains that women often have to fight harder to convince others, including other women, that they have “great” music taste and has something of value to say about music. I call these type of people “gatekeepers.” They don’t seem to understand that music is for everyone to enjoy and just because they “discovered” someone first does not give them the power to say others can listen to that music. They seem to like to get others to “prove” themselves. It’s really annoying and pointless. Chelsea Booth then goes on to say that she spends countless hours talking about men artists but never or rarely talks about women artists. She states two arguments that other professors make and refutes those arguments. To be honest I barely know any women artists too. The ones I do know are pretty mainstream and are already at the top of their game. In her last “arc” she talks about sexual harassment at concerts and how she was a victim of this.