The author's overall purpose is to inform the reader of the prejudice and racism that Middle Eastern U.S. citizens constantly face. Throughout, the text the author describes both his and other's experiences of being discriminated against due to their background and skin color. From the beginning of the text, the author shares his opinion regarding the chosen purpose of the text. To express his opinion, Baroud uses informal diction to create a 'relaxed' mood although he is describing a somewhat controversial topic. One can determine this by recognizing the authors use of everyday, easy to understand vocabulary. When describing his own personal experiences, one can infer that the topic discussed throughout the article is personal and describes a topic not often discussed. within the United States. The authors blatant claim and use of anecdotes create both subjective and intimate tones. Both the subject and intimate tones are expressed when the author shares his distaste with "blatant racism — becoming an acceptable norm." In this statement, the author clearly takes his stance regarding islamophobia in America. Following this statement, the author appeals to logos and ethos to support his stated claim. He informs the reader of numerous accounts of Muslims being removed from airplanes and various places. This author describing cases of racism in a 'normal' place such as the airports allows the reader to realize that the problem the discussed throughout the passage is truly happening without us realizing. The other also appeals to ethos when relying on common knowledge of the current president of the United States. The author appeals to logos to back up his claim regarding the propaganda within the U.S. Baroud inserts a quote from the president made in 2015 regarding the United State's borders. The appeals to ethos, or use of anecdotes create a tone of intimacy. When sharing his personal experiences of being "held for hours — at JFK airport ", the author allows the reader into his life to try and comprehend the feeling of being detained at the airport due to the color of their skin. He also appeals to logos when reporting statistics taken by NewsWeek which determined that the "majority of mass shootings - 54 percent - were committed by white men." The appeals to logos and ethos create a strong basis to support the expressed opinion throughout the text. The author also uses rhetorical devices such a metaphors. The author compares the way terrorism is perceived in the United States to a "bogeyman that forces everyone into conformity."
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AuthorAdesuwa Obasuyi. Student. Language Lover. 16. Archives
February 2018
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