Phobias: Things to Fear and Loathe

This article caught my attention because it seemed to be about weird phobias, which are generally interesting to read about. A few things in the article were interesting. There were people who were afraid of mascots, stuffed animals, honey-comb shaped objects, etc., and the author herself was afraid of objects arranged in clusters. Unfortunately, though, I found the article quite boring. I thought the author would use more humor, but instead she relied almost entirely on logos. She described different psychological ideas behind phobias. She also used some ethos in describing her particular phobias. In the end, I was not very interested or entertained.
She hardly had an argument. Perhaps she was arguing against people who do not take the phobias of others seriously, but that was only briefly mentioned. She did not seem to take sides one way or another on the different theories she described. She did suggest, at one point, that we should face our fears and get over them, so maybe that was her argument. My point, I guess, is that this hardly seemed to be an opinion piece, which makes it very difficult for me to assess her rhetorical strategies, since she didn't have a purpose to achieve.

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