2. Bellicose is to have a warlike nature. Linda Chavez discusses how politics are bellicose through the candidates competition. She decided to use this word, to show that politics relate to war. They do this through using words such as "rounds" and "took his best shot", which are words often used to discuss war.
3. A.) Chavez was trying to persuade her readers into understanding that we should be careful with the words that we choose to write and say. Words can mean little to one person and have a huge impact on another because different words have different meanings then they used to. Like our moms all used to say, “we should think before we talk”. These sayings apply to Chavez’s article. She wants us to not just say the words, but actually think and know what we are saying.
B.) Chavez proves this through her example where she talks about the mayor used the word “niggardly” which had no meaning to race or color and how he was forced to resign because people found it offensive.
4. Chavez’s article covers that we should be respectful with the words that come out of our mouths and the things we write. She says that many words have different meanings then they used to. People should not take offense to some words that others say because most people do not mean to be rude when they say what they say. Linda wants the people who are not careful with what they say and don’t think about what they say, to take a step back and think it through. Though we have the freedom to say what we like, we should remember that people have feelings and we should try not to hurt them. Chavez’s whole goal was to get people to think before they say and act. Therefore, I completely agree with what Chavez had to say in her article.
