A (A WINS!!) B
A= good R+1 knowledge, R+2 previous idea
B= no good R1+ to know the truth about people´s character, R2+ don´t be prejudiced ; R1- problem if you want to know more about the culture, R2- ignorance
Over the last 25 years there has been much controversy as to whether it is better to believe in stereotypes about Spanish people or to believe the contrary. Many argue that not believing in stereotypes is by far the best option, while others claim that believing in stereotypes have more pros than cons. In this essay, I will analyze the pros and cons in order to come to a conclusion.
Undoubtedly, not believing in stereotypes can be a great way to know the truth about people´s character and don´t be prejudiced. It's a well known fact that not believing in stereotypes offers you the possibility of knowing the truth about people´s character. There is also the cliché that not believing in stereotypes is great because you will not have prejudices.
However, when analyzed in more detail, not believing in stereotypes can also be a great source of problems. If we look closer, we will realize that not believing in stereotypes isn't actually all it is cracked up to be. For one thing, not believing in stereotypes may be a problem if you want to know more about the culture. We shouldn't forget either that not believing in stereotypes could very easily lead to ignorance.
Believing in stereotypes offers you a far wider range of possibilities when it comes to knowledge or previous idea. Take for instance, knowledge. Experience shows that if you need to make a global idea about the main characteristics of the people, you should probably believe in stereotypes rather than not believing. Another major advantage is that if you need to have a previous idea about how the people is, all your needs would be met.
To sum up, even though not believing in stereotypes have some advantages like knowing the truth about people´s character or don´t being prejudiced it can also cause a problem if you want to know more about the culture and of course cause ignorance. Besides, the fact that believing in stereotypes allows you to adquire knowledge and a previous idea, makes it quite clear that believing in stereotypes constitutes the best option by far.
Rebeca Bailey Alfayate