Week 8 Response

For this week, I really found myself interested in the article on Syrian Refugees and how they were being depicted on different social media platforms. In particular, I found it interesting how the two different view points were being displayed. For example, I found that the groups that were for humanizing refugees mainly used photos and images of these refugees. In comparison, the posts claiming that the refugees were coming to do harm upon Europe and other places tended to use less photos and simply make claims. They tried to make their overall arguments seem more logical, even though their views were based on fear and paranoia instead of true logic. I personally found it interesting how both arguments and view points attempted to use emotion to sway their viewer’s opinions. As someone who grew up hearing about the refugee crisis, it is interesting to see how other people’s views were depicted.