Dilemma

Anthony’s Dilemma

I think that Anthony should have set time aside to think about what to write. Maybe some brain storming first would have been a good idea for him. I also think it is important to use inclusive language when communicating. He should understand how his points are going to come across. If his audience will understand, I think that Anthony should try to attract people’s attention when he is speaking or writing. Try not to make it boring, or uninterested. Do not use slang words when writing a paper and do not come off so stand offish Try to think more positive when trying to make a better appearance, or get your point across.

Here are some suggestions and pointers on how to prevent future mistakes. First, you should never single out a person’s race, gender, sex ethnicity, or other personal traits or characteristics or disability when it has no direct bearing on the topic. In other words, don't create or promote stereotype based on unavoidable human characteristics. For instance, in the story the use of the word “business woman” was not relevant to the story at all. Anthony could have easily said the “speaker”.

Second, be consistent in your description of members of a group; do not single out men or woman. You should never start the story out as “Hi Guys” your audience is not made up of only men. It is true that some people may realize that your references to guys/men could refer to either males and/or females, but the clearest meaning of guys/men refers specifically to the male gender. So, in order to avoid the possibility of confusion and communicate with a greater degree of accuracy, references to both women and men should be done with generic terms such as people or humanity

Last, when confronted by a fellow classmate about how they felt regarding what you wrote. Do not get upset. You have to try to see their point of view as to what they felt after reading your story. Your response to your fellow classmate was generic and just...