In Satoshi Kanazawa's article, “Why are mothers better parents than fathers?” » he attempts to explain why men are less dedicated and less committed to parenting than women. His argument is weak due to the inadequate and unreliable information he provides. The result is an article that is humorous to say the least, but also lacks the logical support necessary to make it a good argumentative article. During this essay, I will explain why Kanazawa's argument is flawed and why neither sex is better than the other when it comes to parenting. Kanazawa begins her introduction with a scene from the 1999 horror film The Blair Witch Project, when Heather Donahue's character sensed her and her friends' deaths in the woods, so she turned the camera on her and began to apologizing to his friends' mothers, as well as his own mother. From there, Kanazawa begs the question: But why did she apologize to their mothers, and not their fathers? He answers this question by saying: "The answer, from an evolutionary psychological perspective, is that Heather knew instinctively, as most of us do, that children are more important to their mothers than to their fathers and, therefore, their loss would be more devastating to their mothers than to their fathers” (Kanazawa). It is obvious that Kanazawa's assertions are nothing more than a hypothesis that he is trying to extend to the general population. Following that statement are these statistics: "According to the March/April 1992 U.S. Current Population Survey, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau on a nationally representative sample, 86 percent of custodial parents are mothers. The first national survey on the collection of child support, conducted in 1978, revealed that less than half (49%) of ...... middle of paper ...... among fathers but our society has evolved into more than one parent's household, with the mother being the primary caretaker. In situations where the mother is the primary caretaker, this does not take anything away from the father or in any way make his role less important. Although there are things that mothers do better than fathers and vice versa, the idea that one is better than the other does not exist. Both parents are essential to the healthy development of a child. Works Cited Armas, Genaro C. “Homes for Single Fathers on the Rise.” ABC News. ABC News Network, nd Web. March 12, 2014. Kanazawa, Satoshi. "Why are mothers better parents than fathers? Part I." Psychology today. The Scientific Fundamentalist, June 12, 2008. Web. March 11, 2014. Kanazawa, Satoshi. "Why are mothers better parents than fathers? Part II." Psychology today. The Scientific Fundamentalist, June 12, 2008. Web. March 11. 2014.