People worldwide have a fear of speaking out about their feelings. In the essay “Why don’t we complain” William Buckley uses his experiences to write an essay about why people fear speaking up and why it is important to get rid of this fear in society. Speaking up about your feelings is important because other people may feel the same but are too afraid to speak up. William Buckley uses examples and describes the tone of himself in these situations to describe his passion for speaking up. The author states that Americans especially need to learn how to speak up. “The reason no one did is because we are all increasingly anxious in America to be unobstructive, we are reluctant to make our voices heard, hesitant about claiming our rights.” By using this quote, Buckley describes that American feel anxious when they are out in the position of needing to speak up. Buckley uses imagery and examples to place the reader in certain situations where people need to speak up. The author describes a skip shop situation when he was waiting for help and spoke up for help but then regretted it. “I put the experience down as a reversal,” Buckley saying this explaining his point that speaking up is important, but after …show more content…
One of the logical fallacies that Buckley is sure to point out and make evidence about is the idea that people in America are too anxious to make their voices heard in public situations which can end up being a downfall for many Americans. This is shown when the author states “When our voices are finally mute, when we have finally suppressed the natural instinct to complain, whether the vexation is trivial or grave, we shall have become automations, incapable of feeling.” Buckley uses this quote to explain his thoughts that speaking up is important and a part of human behavior, and if humans become too afraid to speak up then the human race will eventually become