Here is the types of questions document to help you with your RUAE!

1. The purpose of this article is to inform us about the Triggering – a social media movement to reveal the truth to social justice warriors and people on the extreme left politically.

2. We know this because in the second paragraph it talks about how SJWs block off people whose opinions differ to theirs – use of mass block lists’. Also in the second paragraph it talks about ‘politically incorrect home truths’ which means that sometimes the facts aren’t always necessarily in line with the PC ideas on racism, sexism or ageism.

3&4. The target audience would be other adults who agree with the Triggering. We know this because the writer’s tone throughout appeals to these people with humour. He calls the social justice warriors ‘precious snowflakes’ which makes them seem weak and pathetic. He also calls the Triggering ‘hilarious’ which shows he finds the movement really funny as it antagonises leftist people.

5. The writer’s word choice of ‘cry baby’ is effective in par 1 as it suggests that the SJWs moan all the time. The word has connotations of taking an extreme upset reaction to very small things that shouldn’t really affect us.

6. The metaphor of ‘echo chamber’ to describe social media is very effective. All the different types of social media are the echo chamber and all the different posts become the echoes. Social media takes a point and ends up amplifying it as it gets retweeted just like an echo bouncing.

7. ‘Precious snowflake’ is an effective descriptor of the SJWs. The writer uses this ironically. The ‘snowflake’ suggests these people are delicate and the precious suggests they are worth looking after. Because his tone is ironic we know that he actually means that these people need to become more resilient.

8. The dash adds information about the SJWs not having their ideas confronted. The writer says this is a good thing as if they knew someone was challenging their thoughts then they would sue or seek psychiatric help.

9. The word ‘merely’ suggests that the ‘we hunted the Mammoth’ website is trying to downplay the importance of the Triggering by making it seem small and unworthy.

10. The writer clearly supports the Triggering and thinks it’s a good thing. He says it is a good way to ‘reassert the right to broadcast’ which shows he thinks taking back freedom of speech is a good thing. He also calls Lauren Southern a ‘libertarian activist’. If he didn’t support her ideas he would probably have insulted her, instead he supports her for starting the Triggering.

Here are the answers to Immigration Panic

1. The purpose of this article is to inform us about the new legislation in Germany which the author thinks will further the divide between Western culture and Muslim immigrants.
2. We know this because it talks about the new law to ban the ‘public wearing of a burqa’. This is seen as controversial as it confuses Muslim women and breaks a religious code. Another piece of evidence from the text showing this is about clashing cultures is the reference to the 19% support the AfD has gained in two regions. They are a neo-nazi group and it suggests people in Germany are becoming more right-wing.
3. The intended audience would be adults interested in what is happening in Germany right now and the ‘immigration crisis’.
4. WE know this because in the final paragraph it talks about ‘340 cases’ of ‘extremists entering refugee camps to get recruits.’ This is worrying because it shows terrorists are able to get here and are trying to get more supporters. There are also new sensible rules being brought in like more police to help try and control the streets more.
5. The expression ‘burst of proposals’ is effective in par 2 as it suggests that the proposals are coming out really fast. There is also something aggressive about this image, it is reminiscent of gunfire, as if the politicians are trying to take out the terrorists with new laws as if they are weapons.
6. The dash gives us more information about the refugee rules that have been changed to make them more effective – in this case they tell us how they have made it easier to send refugees back home.
7. The brackets act as parenthesis to add more information about why Germany would want legislation aimed at helping other cultures integrate with theirs – this is because there is 4.3m Germans who identify with dual citizenship.
8. The metaphor is ‘the debate will be hot’.
9. This is very effective because it is telling is that the debate will be ‘heated’ and potentially dangerous. The regulations they are bringing in are to prevent extremists terrorising Europe which could bring us harm. The temperature of the debate is being compared to something that is really hot and therefore dangerous to go near.
10. The first sentence in the last paragraph acts effectively as a link. The first part of the sentence ‘fears that migrants may commit terror’ links back to the focus of the rest of the passage – that people in Germany are very frightened of immigrants moving to their area who are involved in ISIS. The next part of the phrase ‘are justified’ shows us that the final paragraph will look at ways terrorists have actually infiltrated Europe and the refugee camps.