Analysis

This analysis of the article “ ‘Dreamers’ Put Their Trust in DACA. What Now?”  by Jose Antonio Vargas is based on the rhetorical pentagram model.

In the following pages, we will introduce the topic of the text: immigration in the US. We will look at how Jose Antonio Vargas chooses to explore the topic by focusing on the status of Dreamers the children of illegal immigrants. In this part, we will also focus on the writer’s argumentation.

We will present the writer, Jose Antonio Vargas, looking at his background as an undocumented immigrant and at what the article says about him.

We will describe the potential reader of the text, based on the content of the article and taking into account the categories of people the writer mentions directly.

We will examine the language used by Vargas, including rhetorical devices and forms of appeal. This part will help you answer the assignment and discuss forms of appeal and argumentative features.

We will discuss the circumstances related to the article, taking into account the medium but also events related to immigration policies.

Finally, we will also examine the writer’s intentions with the article and see how successful Jose Antonio Vargas is in communicating his message. We will look at how he wants readers to empathize with the situation of undocumented children and to criticize the political class for their attitude towards Dreamers.

Read our full analysis of Jose Antonio Vargas' article in what follows!

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