Date of Award
3-2026
Culminating Project Type
Thesis
Styleguide
chicago
Degree Name
English: M.A.
Department
English
College
College of Liberal Arts
First Advisor
James Heiman
Second Advisor
Christopher Lehman
Third Advisor
Michael Dando
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Abstract
A rhetorical examination of the discourse surrounding immigration in the history of the United States. Utilizing a method developed with the linguistic work of Tony McEnery, the elements of the Attributional model, and Terministic Screens as described by Edmund Burke. Discourse is examined toward a deeper understanding of motivations and interpretation put forth by rhetors.
Recommended Citation
Alfonso, Sidney S., "Making a Monster: A rhetorical examination of the moral panic surrounding immigration." (2026). Culminating Projects in English. 72.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/eng_etds/72
