How does the author develop his claim by including descriptions of his experiences as a young person?

The author develops his claim by including the example of his childhood by telling how important it is switch the communication style while in different cultural settings.

Explanation:

"Learning How To Code-Switch: Humbling, But  Necessary

" is an article written by Eric Deggans. The article talks about the importance of switching communication style while being in different cultural settings.

In this article, the author includes his childhood experience when he would include the word 'guys' while speaking with his poor and black neighborhood. For them the word 'guys' was a white men word, thus the author was ridiculed for making use of that word in his black neighborhood.

By including this example of his childhood, the author is trying to develop a claim of how important it is switch the codes while being in different cultural settings. And to learn how to switch the codes.