The author asserts that Islamophobia is often ignored or overlooked, and it can lead to Muslim exclusion in Australia, and increasing alienation. The author uses emotive words such as ‘vicious’, ‘erect’ and ‘alienation’ to provoke an emotional reaction from the audience. She then cites an article written by her friend, Randa Abdel-Fattah, which involves a rhetorical question “Do you want to know how it feels to be an Australian Muslim in the Australia of today?” and it also uses strong emotive language, like “This is what it means to be an Australian Muslim today. It is to try to live against the perception that one represents a synonym for terrorism and extremism.” to appeal to readers sense of fairness. This will put the readers into the
