Sue Richardson, a community volunteer and Irving resident, states her opinions about intercultural dating and marriage in her article “Seek Success: Marry Someone Like Yourself.” The purpose of this article is to convey Mrs. Richardson’s view that people should get into romantic relationships with others who are similar to them. She believes people who have a significant other who is different from them, whether the difference be religious, racial, physical, etc., is a recipe for disaster. Within her article, she favors a sincere tone expressing concern for couples who have differences. Mrs. Richardson’s point of view would be appealing to an audience of people considering marrying or dating someone who is extremely different from them. Mrs. Richardson opens her article by addressing her feelings and personal connection to the topic. In this portion of the text, she makes an
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Richardson makes a final plead attempting to establish she is not being prejudice, but trying to spare heartbreak for many. Up to this point, the writer’s argument has been very affective by providing supporting evidence and logical reasoning, but in the final paragraph, Mrs. Richardson makes a few vital errors which weaken her argument as a whole. Her first mistake is found when she attempts to add more credibility to her argument, “All of the women I know…. Seem to share the belief that not only every individual, but every nation of people, has something to offer the human race as a whole.” Not only is she unsure if “all of the women” she knows support her idea, this statement has some discriminatory undertones. She specifically points out “every nation of people” instead of sticking to the idea of individuals. This choice of words shifts the reader’s attention to race instead of couples with dissimilar physical features or values. This is not the first time borderline racism has been exhibited, but again within the same paragraph she makes a similar mistake by
Richardson makes a final plead attempting to establish she is not being prejudice, but trying to spare heartbreak for many. Up to this point, the writer’s argument has been very affective by providing supporting evidence and logical reasoning, but in the final paragraph, Mrs. Richardson makes a few vital errors which weaken her argument as a whole. Her first mistake is found when she attempts to add more credibility to her argument, “All of the women I know…. Seem to share the belief that not only every individual, but every nation of people, has something to offer the human race as a whole.” Not only is she unsure if “all of the women” she knows support her idea, this statement has some discriminatory undertones. She specifically points out “every nation of people” instead of sticking to the idea of individuals. This choice of words shifts the reader’s attention to race instead of couples with dissimilar physical features or values. This is not the first time borderline racism has been exhibited, but again within the same paragraph she makes a similar mistake by