In the article, Learning How to Code-Switch: Humbling, But Necessary, the author, Eric Deggans, gives examples and anecdotes, uses an organizational strategy, and directly addresses the audience in order to lead the reader to new thinking and to support his ideas and claims. His goal is to explain and teach the reader that code-switching isn’t a negative trait, but that it’s a necessary skill in our diverse society. At the beginning of the article, Deggans gives an example of his own experience with code-switching, one where he realizes that among his African American peers, use of the word “guys” isn’t common or acceptable. Through his telling of the story, he begins to lead the reader to new thinking, toward his goal of explaining the true
