On average women are more concerned with their health and how their body functions than men. With great reason this article mostly concerns itself with oestrogen, which is foremost correlated to women.
This news story is written at a scientific level and published in the ABC Science news section. Females would be the target audience knowing that they have the highest level of oestrogen.
A number of studies’ have reported that high oestrogen levels may have a direct impact on the brain. The study published by the journal of Brain and Cognition having been the first to have found a direct correlation between an effect of this specific hormone and ‘mature brain structures.’
As to the answer of how they found this information the author explains that the researchers previously done on female rates with high and low oestrogen levels. In doing so it becomes easier to follow where the line of thought is leading to. The author is trying to grab the readers’ attention and show that there is enough evidence for further exploration in this area of research.
By making the audience aware, the author engages them in his cause. The author’s primary goal is to incite awareness which will translate into funding to further the exploration of this particular medical revelation The article seems to have science as the primary argument and secondary is its affects on women. The researchers need to appeal to women in some manner to have them push for further research.
Nonetheless, women may feel that researchers are trying to undermine them by saying that their hormones are allowing them to pay attention and learn.
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