If the text had been written in a different time or place or language or for a different audience, how and why might it differ?
In the opinion column, "We're Sick of Racism, Literally" the author depicts what life as a minority might be like as they are consistently getting discriminated against. The diction that is being used in the headline is a clear depiction of the type of ideology that will be evident in the column. Using diction such as "sick" invites an unwanted mood to the reader suggesting that this column will be asking for a shift in society or raising awareness on this negative issue. Had this have been written at a time when society was much more segregated this column would not have been popular and would stir up much controversy. The information that was used in the article will have much more bias as it will need to do much more persuasion, opposing to something written in the modern era.
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Which social groups are marginalized, excluded, or silences within the text?
In Tomi Lahren's news report, "Trip to U.S.-Mexican Border", strong language is used to portray a negative message of the situation that is occurring on the borders with families being divided. The blame is heavily placed on one side of the issue and the other side is very much glamorized as being "humanitarian" and not in fault. This marginalizes the group with Mexican decent as it is generalizing them to all be "drug-dealers" and "criminals". This report introduces many examples of bias mainly using, bias by selection and bias by diction. As only one point of view is being shared, the other side of the story is rarely looked at or analyzed making this source heavily leaning towards one side on the political and social spectrum.
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