I found Wolfe’s essay particularly interesting, considering her results seemed to contradict the perception that men tend to dominate conversations both off- and online. While the perception remains—and, indeed, women tended to be less argumentative and more likely to agree for the sake of moving the conversation along smoothly—there was a nearly even split in terms of both talking time and likelihood that someone would directly respond. I do have to wonder, however, if the subject matter being discussed had any effect on the study. In discussing something as traumatic and emotional as rape, I wonder if the men talked less because they felt less able to effectively talk about something so emotionally-charged and something that is seen to predominantly affect women. I am left to wonder what this study would look like with different topics of conversation. Maybe even a study that spans multiple class discussions, so as to normalize any affects that the discussion topic might have on the distribution of speakers. An analysis of a single discussion without any kind of control amounts to little more than an anecdote dressed up like empirical research. While I like the idea of the separate pilot study that Wolfe brings up in the conclusion, I would want to see a more robust version of this particular study first, considering the results are so interesting.