Group Lab Prompt pg 66 and Bibliography

This ad appeals to me because it makes its point through provoking thought instead of explicitly stating its position. This gun control ad states "One child is holding something that's been banned in America to protect them. Guess which one." The purpose of of the text is to make people immediately assume it is the gun that has been banned since it is clearly more dangerous than the dodge ball, but after thinking thinking they will realize it is the other way around and question why that is. The shocking image of a child holding a gun draws the eyes to the image and encourages people to give attention to it. The high contrast of the children's clothes in comparison to the drab background brings attention to them and the green on the left and orange on the right gives of a sense of duality just like the argument for or against gun control. If I were to revise it for an audience of academics I would incorporate statistics in order to give supported logic to the ad. If I were to revise it for a video format, I would narrate the text instead of having it on the screen and I would add a slight amount of motion to the ad to keep peoples eyes focused on it.



This ad is appealing because it uses repetition of a powerful sentence to get a point across. The prominent gun in the center draws the eyes and the constitution behind it gives credibility to the ad, if the audience is american using the constitution to back up your argument will be very effective. Having We the People in large text in the upper left also has a powerful effect. The use of red text after 4 lines of white text helps to bring attention back to the thesis of the ad, which is gun rights shall not be infringed. The final line is also very powerful because it directly challenges any dissent among the audience. If this ad were for an audience of mothers I would make it less insulting and not feature a threatening looking gun in the center. If this were in video format I would have close up shots of the 2nd amendment, highlighting "shall not be infringed."


This Star Wars Meme was on Facebook as a meme about politics. I chose it because I found it interesting as it depicts the differing perceptions of those involved in the political process. The meme is appealing because it presented the topic of politics in a humorous way. It uses characters from the Star Wars franchise to make the point of the way in which individuals on differing sides of the issues perceive each other as it relates to their political candidate positions. The meme uses familiar characters from the franchise and uses their most associated characteristics to relate to the audience the point of how they may be being perceived. The third point of view that is addressed is how those whom are not directly involved in the political discussions that may be taking an outside perspective may see the issue. This is the view that is being communicated by the use of the characters from the franchise. The use of fictional characters allows the reader to to take the outside viewers perspective that the author is attempting to communicate.

The quote about the differences between love and like to illustrate a particular perspective by

the author of the image was appealing because it uses an image to illustrate the understanding 

of  the the meaning between the differences based on the quote. The poster itself uses the image of the watering of a flower such as referred to in the quote by the Buddha. I like how the author of the

image used a quote from someone who explained it clearly them self as opposed to simply stating it them self. The quote is also from a well known figure.  I would have made the artwork or image of the flower being watered show a little more by adding a little color to the flower that is being watered. In this way it would show more effectively the underlying meaning of how "love" nurtures what is loved as opposed to the mere collecting of the object that is liked.

Bibliography:

Tommiesmonkies. How you See Your Candidate. September 2015. imgur

The Mind Unleashed. The Difference Between Like and Love. 6 August 2015. Facebook.
Farnan, Ed. "Shall not infringe." Downing Post News,
15 Apr. 2013. JPEG File. Web. 5 Nov. 2015
"Guess Which One," Moms Demand Action, 15 Apr.
2013. JPEG File. Web. 5 Nov. 2015.