TOW #11 - Taylor Strikes A Chord

In Taylor Strikes a Chord, Jack Dickey highlights the shocking success of the pop icon, Taylor Swift. Jack Dickey, a journalist for Time and Magazine, is known for his contributions regarding culture and music. Taylor Swift is one of the most successful musicians of this generations and Dickey not only portrays her as a role mode and symbol but as a successful performer. To Taylor's fans and just followers of the music industry in general, he emphasizes the mark that she has left on the world of music. Jack Dickey uses facts and statistics and quotes from various sources in order to illustrate Swift's success in the music industry. Her success in album sales has been a constant factor in her career. Dickey says, "… Swift was the nation's best-selling artist in 2008 and in 2010 and No. 2 in 2012, the last three years she released albums." His appeal to logos supports his attempt to prove Taylor Swift to be one of the most successful artists of the time. He also uses quotes from sources, including Swift, herself. She says, "I just struggle to find a woman in music who hasn’t been completely picked apart by the media, or scrutinized and criticized for aging, or criticized for fighting aging.. It just seems to be much more difficult to be a woman in music and to grow older. I just really hope I will choose to do it as gracefully as possible." His use of quotes from Taylor swift increases his credibility and helps support his argument. I believe that Jack Dickey definitely achieved his purpose. I am not a huge Taylor Swift, but after reading this article, I cannot deny the success she's had and her impact on modern music. Through his appeals to logos and ethos, Jack Dickey encourages all lovers of music to give Taylor a listen.