... highlighted the amount of money given in 'handouts' as a huge sum of money and other valid comments [such as family sizes] appeared irrelevant. For instance, it seemed that the bold "£16,000 in tax free handouts" title makes the readers assume that it was just for a single man's benefit. By assuming that it was just one man receiving the money, the readers get the impression it's a complete outrage as the article implies its such a huge amount of money. This is the general image portrayed in the British Media Coverage. Throughout the Daily Mail article, "£16,000 - That's what the average asylum seeker family gets a year in handouts (and it's all tax free!)" a use of negative language was used to portray asylum seekers as "illegal cheats". "...getting more than...it was revealed yesterday," 'More than' implies, again, a huge sum of money that the government are just willing to give ...

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