Read the passage from Etiquette, by Emily Post. It is the height of rudeness for young people not to go and shake hands with an older lady of their acquaintance when they meet her away from home, if she is a hostess to whose house they have often gone. It is not at all necessary for either young women or young men to linger and enter into a conversation, unless the older lady detains them, which she should not do beyond the briefest minute.Which best describes the style and tone of the passage?
The passage states its rule firmly, calling it “the height of rudeness” not to greet the older lady, and clearly explains what young people should do. That confident, decisive manner is assertive. It is not neutral because it judges the behavior, and it does not express cynicism or sympathy.
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