Melissa Fleming Refugees Analysis

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Melissa Fleming’s argues strongly using her reason, experience of working and helping refugees. Emotion, with the words she says and the images she shows help her make her argumentation effective. Her arguments becomes effective also by the use of her experience and her own facts creating trust and credibility with the audience. Fleming builds her argument by using reason with her experience working with the refugees successfully, including emotions and values by the connection her work and personal life working with young refugees.. Her argument is sufficiently effective in making her point across on the education is very important for today's refugees.

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