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Zeba Khan Stereotypes

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In the non fiction article by Zeba Khan she conveys her supposition that identity is something one chooses rather than something based upon societal perception by using sarcasm, and using stereotypes to back up her ideas.By using stereotypes to help combine claims with facts this helps her exhibit her ideas.
To first begin the topic,Stereotypes present a good position for an argument by representing a common struggle between the reader and author.many people have been put under a situation where they were portrayed as a different image because of an assumption that someone made. This helps connect the reader with the author to share similar connections which in turn helps convey the author’s ideas more thoroughly to the reader.For instance

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