Diversity has been the talk of the nation. Growing up feeling excluded from the world based on one's race and gender, has become the norm in the media industry. Author, Raul A. Reyes, wrote “Coco is the movie Latinos have been waiting for,” published in 2017 on the CNN Opinion, and she argues that the Disney movie, Coco, creates an authentic representation of Mexican art, music, and culture. Hearing clay pottery clatter as it is moved about the folk art store on the corner in Apodaca, shots of tequila are demanded by a vast amount of drunk people throughout the city that originated the face-puckering drink, Guadalajara, and a colorful yet proud mariachi band plays through the night for festivals that bring in thousands of people to the country; these are the things that Mexicans encounter representing their culture on a daily basis. Reyes begins building his credibility by using personal facts and compares Coco to reputable sources, citing convincing facts and statistics, and successfully employs emotional appeals. In Reyes’ article, he first sets the stage by stating facts and using statistics on how successful Coco was as a movie…show more content… He points out facts about his views on the Day of the Dead holiday and how the characterizations of Coco overpower those of any other authority: “A film like Coco gives the lie to such characterizations that are too often embraced by the President, who has called Mexicans criminals and "rapists," who has disparaged Mexican-Americans, and who wants to wall off our neighbor to the south. The era of Trump makes the success of Coco all the more powerful.” These facts introduce and support the idea that Reyes appeals to the audience's logic, persuading the audience to believe the given information. Along with implementing facts, using statistics and numbers to appeal to the readers logos is just as
