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| Lisa de Moraes. Donald Trump Issues New Statement on Mexican Immigration via Deadline. 07/06/2015. limited license. |
- How would you describe the fears and anxieties being expressed in these comments? What are these commentators afraid of, specifically?
The anxieties expressed are due to the strongly supported and relentless statements that Trump has made regarding illegal immigration. I think most people who dislike Trump are afraid that he will close borders and business ties to mexico to prove that he believes Americans should feel safe and have more jobs. It was also mentioned in one of the comments that it almost seems like it is the only reason he is running for president.
- What kinds beliefs and values are represented in these comments? How would you characterize the kinds of values and beliefs being expressed in the comments?
- Which commentators came across as the most reasonable? What made them seem reasonable?
I think the most reasonable comment was from a person who was raised by an illegal immigrant and explained the hardship the family endured to eventually become an American citizen. Having a first hand experience allows for greater insight to the general public from a perspective of how the majority of illegal immigrants struggle to become American and also shows how Trump should be sympathetic to these cases.
- Which commentators came across as lacking credibility or trustworthiness? Why didn’t they seem trustworthy?
Out of all the commentators, only one stated his occupation as an federal law enforcement officer. Only one other spoke of a first hand experience of the illegal immigration issue. The rest seemed to just rant, have malicious hopes for Trump and talk about how he was a hypocrite.
After reading Deb's and Anthony's Blog Posts I was reassured that ther are other students that have concurring thoughts on how perspective has a great affect on a comment and how Trump is portrayed and being gung ho about illegal immigration.
After reading Deb's and Anthony's Blog Posts I was reassured that ther are other students that have concurring thoughts on how perspective has a great affect on a comment and how Trump is portrayed and being gung ho about illegal immigration.
In future writing when you are discussing specific texts you probably want to cite specific individuals (even if it's a username/handle) and quote specific pieces of text.
ReplyDeleteThe comments from the first hand experience and the federal officer were the most convincing, I'll agree. The rest never really took the time to construct a good argument and it was basically what you normally see in the comment section of an article.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with who you viewed as being credible and not credible. First hand knowledge of the issue, even if you don't agree with that persons stance on said issue, provides a level of competency that one can't ignore.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all none of your comments can be viewed with this theme you have going on. Secondly I think your evaluation of this article is very good and you evaluated it honestly and professionally.
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