In Jay Heinrichs’ novel Thank You or Arguing in the chapter “Avoid Apologizing” he discusses the rhetorical tools a speaker can implement in order to come back in the eyes of the reader after a mistake or “crime”. In this chapter he names five tools to respect when having erred: “Set your goals right after you screw up. Be the first with the news. Switch immediately to the future. Avoid belittling the victim. Don’t Apologize”. Moreover, in Vargas’ essay “Outlaw” he discusses the struggles that have followed him through his 18 years of being an illegal immigrant and the moral turmoil of being a criminal in a country he considers his own. In this essay the main tools Vargas employs for his crime are his set of goals as well as the fact that