The Syrian Refugee Crisis In A Nutshell

Bias in the Media Kyle Hill once said “We tend to accept information that confirms our prior beliefs and ignore or discredit information that does not. This confirmation bias settles over our eyes like distorting spectacles for everything we look at.” The perpetuation of misinformation is a plague that will always be in society which will always leave todays public constantly questioning any and all source of information that is put out as bias or attempting to sway a reader in a certain viewpoint whether it be intention or not. The author and reader are both equally at fault for the perpetuation of misinformation in today's society. In article A “Syria: The story of the conflict” the author gives a clear and concise descriptions …show more content…
Article B “The Syrian Refugee Crisis in a Nutshell” shows how the syrian refugees are put in an unseemly position and are being forced to flee for there safely not by choice. In the last article C “Syrian Refugee Crisis: Need Compassion and Security” this articles focus on the emotional aspect of the syrian refugee crisis and recognizes more compassionate stances to appropriately manage the issues. These three articles both take different stances and all have various degrees of bias and all play a role in the perpetuation of misinformation which is the spread of false information.Though bello “Syrian Refugee Crisis in a Nutshell the use of a personal story or a refugee is emphasizing the problems with the pipeline and providing skewed statistics,this also help with the perpetuation …show more content…
The refugees are constantly being judged on the fact that they are fleeing and posing as an inconvenience to the economy of countries that are taking them in “A common fallacy concerning is the Syrian refugee crisis is the reasoning behind its conception. These refugees did not voluntarily put themselves in a situation to be in a constant state of fear for themselves as well as for their families.” This article is meant for people who have a already specific negative stance and the author is trying to make a compelling case to enlighten the negative or ignorant. “They are here voluntarily, but this would not be their first choice. Their first choice was to have a new government, within their homes, not in a foreign home.” This quote sides with the refugees that explains the situation that they are being forced in against their wills. “To summarize, refugees are not coming to our country to mooch off our jobs, steal our stuff or kill us.” The author writes about how the refugees are being mistreated and constantly judged for something that it of their controls. “They have become refugees because of a corrupt government that turned peaceful protests into a war. It officially began during the peaceful spring protests;” the reader should feel that they should not have a stigma going into