In the editorial “Racism, Stereotypes, Ethnic slurs, and more” by Diana Sz, the author addresses the topic of stereotypes and their effect on specific individuals. The audience receiving the message includes the victims and those accused of stereotyping. The purpose of her argument is to convince others that everyone has been victimized by stereotypes, not just because of race, but because of gender, appearance, religion, and more. She would agree with Abraham Joshua Heschel who stated, “Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.” Despite the fact the author includes emotional reasoning and countless examples of racism and stereotypes, the audience may not be convinced because of the inadequate amount …show more content…
She states, “Yes, you wish you could be as skinny as me – but you would never consider putting in the effort. Yes, you say weight loss is a matter of effort – but you don’t know that my antidepressants saved me from suicide, but slowed my metabolism to a crawl.” The use of anaphora and negativity emphasizes the significance of her statement, but can also make the author look unreliable because of how frivolous her negative thoughts can be perceived. She also states, “And maybe the Jewish teenager can’t understand this, but they do know what it is like to be told that ‘Judaism isn’t really an ethnicity anyways, right?’ while closing their eyes and trying not to see the picture from Germany of their grandfather, face-up in a mass grave in Auschwitz, or of their family tree – children and women crossed off, whittled down to those who were lucky enough board the last boat sailing out of Europe.” This is also an example of the author’s negative and sarcastic tone, which may lead to the reader vacillating between manifold claims. Her pessimistic outlook and harsh tone can be repelling to readers and creates an unprofessional …show more content…
A quote from her editorial states, “And maybe the Arab won’t know these feelings, but they will likely know the embarrassment of being pulled over at the border and called out at the airport – Every. Single. Fucking. Time. As though the grandmother or the little boy, by virtue of their ethnicity, must have explosives taped to their underwear.” Her use of periods after every single time brings preponderance to the statement, but her claim of “being pulled over at the border and called out at the airport” lacks evidence like statistics or statements from individuals that have experienced that situation. She also states, “But wait – what about the middle-aged Middle-Eastern man? By matching the demographic of expected terrorists more closely, is it any less a tragedy that he be pulled aside – ‘Sorry, sir, but racial profiling has proved effective, it will only take a second’”. This is also an example of a truth surrogate because the author does not include any data or information to authenticate her declaration. The use of truth surrogates and the lack of logos in her paper is inefficient and leads the audience to believe that she may be