In some ways, this makes her point even better than if she had. This is because it shows that she is an impartial observer in the matters she describes. Rubin also touches on sentence level techniques such as paradox and oxymoron. This is paradox, it makes almost no sense, because, in a democracy, the point is that everyone s values and beliefs have a place. This causes the reader to sit down and think about what she has just presented and soon sways him or her to seeing what Rubin sees.
Marriage is supposed to be a wonderful thing that a person looks forward to.
This is exactly Rubin s point, to cause people to think. Anymore to show America that if people do not begin to embrace, or at least accept, the new morality of the time, the cracks that are appearing in society are only going to get bigger. She uses many rhetorical techniques to do this, and she uses them with a good deal of skill. Some things could use a little work, but on the whole, her readers will begin to agree with her. Voices Across the Political Spectrum.