By Simón(e) D Sun edited by Michael D. Lemonick
Simone D Sun wrote the text and the general population is meant to read this text. I know this because she mentioned middle schoolers and the average person throughout the text.
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- Jan 2026
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www.scientificamerican.com www.scientificamerican.com
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Actual research shows that sex is anything but binary
- This quote shows a "Claim of Fact" because it is not an opinion it is an actual fact with backup.
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ntiscientific sentiment bombards our politics, or so says the Intellectual Dark Web (IDW)
- This quote directly highlights the fact that it was written during a time of public debates about transgender rights during 2019.
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Contrary to popular belief, scientific research helps us better understand the unique and real transgender experience. Specifically, through three subjects: (1) genetics, (2) neurobiology and (3) endocrinology.
- This quote also highlights the fact that this reading is sicientifically based that is heavily opinionated. The form that the text takes is that science is very accessible for people to learn.
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Nearly everyone in middle school biology learned that if you’ve got XX chromosomes, you’re a female; if you’ve got XY, you’re a male.
- This quote directly shows that this article is pointed to general readers.
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Antiscientific sentiment bombards our politics, or so says the Intellectual Dark Web (IDW)
- This is motivating the author to write this text because people are spreading false information to argue against transgender people.
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Contrary to popular belief, scientific research helps us better understand the unique and real transgender experience. Specifically, through three subjects: (1) genetics, (2) neurobiology and (3) endocrinology.
This quote directly answers the first question of what is the main message. I think that it directly explains the question because it says science to explain sex and gender about transgender people.
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