1. Chavez’s intent with the first six words of her article is to tell the reader that while it is necessary to be civil in what you say it should not detract from the meaning of what you are trying to say. People should be cautious of who they could potentially be offending but should not let civility interfere with expressing their beliefs.
2. Chavez used the word bellicose to describe the type of metaphors used in politics that are often controversial. These are terms that come across as aggressive and argumentative. She stresses that just because these terms can have an offensive connotation they should not always be taken that way as they are usually used to enrich vocabulary.
3. A) Chavez is attempting to persuade the reader into believing that if her readers change their words to be politically correct they risk losing getting their point across. She stresses that it is not the words that are the problem, it’s how they are used. If used in the appropriate context a phrase can be insightful without being offensive.
B) The best example Chavez uses to support her point is when she poses the question of whether or not the word “nigger” should be replaced with “slave” in the novel “Huckelberry Finn”. She reveals that by switching the words the cultural understanding of racism and prejudice is missed.
4. People should not change things that they say just to be politically correct because the purpose can be lost. However, they need to be careful of whom they could offend.
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