Thursday, September 1, 2011

Rhetoric Revealed

In this cartoon there are two men standing with one man holding a sign that says Pro-Life.  From this observation one can tell that the author is addressing the issue of abortion.  Abortion is a subject that can appeal to all three types of rhetoric: logos, pathos, and ethos. The illustrator also places his or her opinion on the matter with dialogue depicted in the cartoon.  The man carrying the Pro-Life sign has a speech bubble and is addressing the other man depicted with these words, "Touch my sign and I'll kill you...".  This could be interpreted to mean one of two things.  Either the illustrator is Pro-Choice or he or she does not agree with how those who support Pro-Life handle the issue.