Analyzing Visual Arguments

 

Directions

 

 

Choose two of the photo opportunites below to evalutate. For each one, answer these questions in a short paragraph:
1) What thoughts/feelings/associations does the politician wish you to have about him/her when you see this photo?
2) What images does he/she use to get this result? (Not only objects, but colors, facial expression, clothes, actions) Explain how those images are trying to affect you.

http://www.sujetabou.com/imag/imag19/clintons1.jpg
http://www.comteam.org/images/hilary_clinton.jpg
http://www.pm.gov.au/news/photo_gallery/img_leaders/bush.jpg
http://gfx.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2002/04/06/bushpresse.jpg

Pick one image from each gallery (that we haven't already used in class) and state the claim it is making. Briefly explain how you know this.

http://adbusters.org/creativeresistance/spoofads/
http://www.libertyartworx.com/polArt.htm

Write the answers on a word document and e-mail it to me as an attachment entitled [Last name]: Visual Ads

 

 

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