Individuals are defined in several different ways such as neat or sloppy, but the word neat or sloppy may have numerous diverse meanings to others. Suzanne Britt, the author of “Neat People vs. Sloppy People,” used a direct tone to favor messy people. She also defined two individuals in today’s society by the way they keep their environments hygienic. Britt mainly focused on explaining how neat people are really sloppy and how sloppy people are really neat in their own ways. She wanted her readers to learn not to be as uptight in their lives and increase time for friends and family. In contrast to Britt, Dave Barry, the author of “Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out,” used a humorous tone in his article to exemplify how men and women have different …show more content…
Britt and Barry focus on guiding their audiences into understanding that being messy or neat should not take over their lives and individuals should focus more on family or friends so they do not miss out on making memories. Both authors use ethos in their articles because they each have a story within their reading selections that helps their readers better understand the lesson they are trying to teach others because they have personally lived through the situations. Britt’s particular story started out with her saying the reason she is sloppy is because “as always, it’s moral” (Britt 214). She comes off to her readers as a sloppy individual because she puts down neat people more than her own kind. Britt lives in “Never-Never Land” and struggled making plans and following through with her prepared actions (Britt 214). Britt shares that she “aims too high and wide” and “saves everything, planning someday to file, order and straighten out the world” (Britt 215). Britt had a sense of regret because she was leaving out the rest of the activities she could have been pursuing, such as seeing friends and family. In comparison to Britt, Barry’s personal story in his article left him with a similar feeling of regret when he finally realized he was missing out on activities he could be pursuing other than living his life …show more content…
Britt and Barry’s tones can be set apart by their readers selecting differences in the way logos is being used. Britt picked a direct tone that set her article apart from Barry’s by using direct logos to strive to get her readers to agree sloppy individuals are better than neat people because “they are not really sloppy” (Britt 214). Britt used direct tone to implement logic by stating “I’ve finally figured out the difference between neat people and sloppy people. Neat people are lazier and meaner than sloppy people” (Britt 214). She was trying to get her readers to comply with her perspective that sloppy individuals are better than neat ones because neat people live up tight lives by worrying about keeping a clean environment everyday. Britt does not go about her article in a commendable way at any point throughout her work. To be more direct with her readers she focused on making all of the positive ideas sloppy people had a good idea. Britt explained that neat people have several tremendous intentions such as “making family scrapbooks filled with newspaper clippings, post cards, locks of hair, and the dried corsage from senior prom” (Britt 214). Although sloppy individuals hoard unfamiliar objects their kind gesture implies a giving heart because it occurs to others