The article "My 'Reprehensible' Take on Teen Literature", by Meghan Cox Gurdon, a writer for the Wall Street Journal, is written as a response to her previous article, "Darkness too Visible", which criticizes YA literature. She starts out by trying to explain why her criticism was justified. She continues by stating that the reactions of most people were over the top and that she was not the first one to write an article like this. Then, she recalls an excerpt from her previous piece, though changing the language in it so that it is less insulting to some readers. She closes her article by telling her readers that she was wrong and that these books can teach important lessons to teens. Meghan Cox Gurdon uses a lot of craft to write her piece. She uses a lot of words and ideas multiple times throughout the article, making it annoyingly redundant. She also uses a many loaded words to explain her points to the reader. Because she admits that she was wrong, it fills the reader with a sense of satisfaction which makes the reader want to know what she is going to say next. She clearly lets her bias fly, which weakens her apologie. She quotes librarians and teachers to support her point.