Why immigration uproar went nationwide
http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/24/opinion/singer-immigration-nationwide/index.html?hpt=op_t1
Details reveal some of the author's bias in the very first paragraph. She includes the negative impacts of the new Alabama laws both emotional impacts and economical impacts. This would make most readers sympathetic to the illegals right from the start. The fact that the population growth was more severe in the 90's than the 2000's also emphasizes the idea that the "uproar" is unnessecary and an overreaction.
The fifth paragraph contains one sentence, but it is full of meaning. The use of the word "ruckus" connotates a disruptive and unproductive, implying the reactions to immigration issues are disruptive to the American way of life and unproductive since there have been no real accomplishments in the area. The phrase "foreign-born populations" could be replaced with "illegals" or "hispanics", yet the author chose to use a phrase with very little negative connotations. The phrase is also quite elevated. That gives the immigrants a feeling of intelligence to the readers. It also implies that the issue isn't with only Hispanics which may quell some reader's feelings. All of this promotes a positive image of immigrants and therefore a negative image of the new immigration laws.
The second to last paragraph emphasizes the brokenness of the immigration system though syntax by finishing the first clause with the word "broken" and the second phrase of the sentence with the word "it" referring back to the immigration system.
As a whole the article stresses the negatives of cracking down on immigration.
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI really liked your analysis about the fifth paragraph, but it doesn't quite show what type of rhetoric was used to analyze this. I also like that you pointed out the use of the phrase "foreign-born populations" because I was thinking about that too!
The first and third paragraph are brief, but concise. I like that it's not too wordy, yet it explains how the syntax and details are used in this article to create the bias.
great job!
Erin
Hi!
ReplyDeleteYour explanations of the fifth paragraph were excellent: the words you chose were good and you provided good explanations that got me thinking about why those words were used. I agree with lots of your analysis of diction. Good job!!