Rhetorical Analysis Of 'Trump: The Great Unifier !'

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In Coulter’s editorial, “Trump: The Great Unifier!”, she delivers the claim that Tump unifies Americans with his immigration positions, unlike the Democrats, the white liberals, or the previous Republicans; she asserts he treats illegal immigrants like “Americans”, rather than victims. Coulter provides valid points, but that does not make her editorial correct in any form. Logos appeal is used when Coulter states Compton changed to a Mexican majority, but Coulter’s assertion that this occurred because “Mexicans moved in and decided they wanted blacks out” is not supported with any facts or data, making it unreliable. Continuing, she presents logo appeal with Anderson’s opinion on illegal immigrants “taking jobs” because he could not get a job

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