We deride them as 'migrants' - Guardian Article short analysis

'We deride them as 'migrants'. Why not call them people?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/28/migrants-people-refugees-humanity


This is a guardian article written by David Marsh in 2015. It is about the cruel treatment of refugees by the British people and how 'what passes for a national conversation' has led to the word 'migrant' being seen as toxic and taboo. The grammatical features of the article include a series of rhetorical questions (e.g. 'Why not call them people?' or What do the following people have in common?') and these are used to make people question their own views and actions and think more carefully about the ones in the article. The accusation 'those who seek to strip refugees of their humanity' is also very emotive and creates sympathy for those affected and hate for those who have caused it.
The main discourse of the article includes an intended left wing audience and a left wing writer (politics) this is shown through the ideologies the writer has and the offhand remarks about the 'Conservatives getting worked up' but you can tell that the article is also a few years old as the article talks about 'David Cameron' as the PM and he no longer is.

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