Don’t Just Stand There: Reactions to Prejudiced Comments and Jokes

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Don’t Just Stand There is an essay written by Diane Cole. It was first published in 1989 in a New York Times publication. She advises her audience about how to react to prejudice comments and jokes. However, her argument is not credible because she fails to mention vital information that would help to support her argument, and there are too many logical fallacies.

Cole omits important details that may have helped to support her argument. Cole’s argument s not credible becuse she fails to give any back round information on the guy who told the joke, For example, who is he? Is he a person of authority? Is he the workplace clown? Is he an associate or friend? Who knows, maybe this guy is Jewish also. It seems a bit odd that these two individuals were office neighbors for two years and she does not provide us with any information about this guy. Equally important, she fails to mention the joke. How could she omit such a crucial part of her argument? After all, the joke was “unmistakably anti-Semitic” and caused her to freeze, her argument is based on the content of this joke. By omit...

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