BULLYING: Fight back, or walk away?
Alex Edwards
Have you ever wondered what to do if you were to get bullied, or if you are currently being bullied? Well, don’t just stand there…fight back! Or maybe you don’t want to. This blog will help you decide. Maybe you aren’t the kind of person to fight back, or maybe you are tougher than just standing there and taking all the put downs and you want to fight back. Here’s what a few sources have to say…
Writers at GirlsHealth.gov create an article to help children get through being picked on and bullied, and try to persuade you to not fight back for your safety. The author uses mostly pathos to explain how fighting back is not the right way to go. The author uses comforting words such as ‘positive’, ‘happy’, and ‘effectively’ to make us want to do what they are asking us to do as apposed to fighting back in a situation. The author’s viewpoint is clearly shown that anyone, not just girls, should not fight back when being bullied because it is the most affective and safe decision while trying to get a bully to back down. The article says that even though it may be quite satisfying to throw a punch when someone makes a rude remark, you should try your best to hold that back and talk to someone instead. The text structure used in this article is description because the author uses it to describe how it is wrong to fight back.
While some people think you should walk away from a bully situation, others believe you should take a stand and fight back. In his article, “Take a stand,” Scott Flint persuades kids to fight back if they get bullied. He uses pathos, and words such as ‘hurt’, ‘upsetting’, ‘tough’, to make victims want to fight back when walking away doesn’t do enough. The author uses description to explain why kids should fight back. The author’s viewpoint is obviously that you should take a stand for yourself and fight back to a bully. The author doesn’t use any conflicting evidence or bias in his article.
In the article, “Bullying; What to do,” associates at kidshealth.org work to inform kids about what you should do when you come across a bully. The author’s are very neutral about the topic, they aren’t really trying to tell us to fight back or to walk away, they are mainly showing us what the effect is of each solution. Associates at Kids Health’s viewpoint is that kids should do whatever they feel comfortable doing if they get picked on. They want the kids to know that you could do either; fight back, or walk away. The text structure of this is problem solution. It gives problems about bullying and shows how to fix them by either walking away or fighting back. The authors use words such as ‘said’ to prove they are neutral about the idea. There is no conflicting evidence or bias/slant because the writers aren’t persuading us of one way to go.
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