Directions:
Our experience in society is dominated by visual texts, from television commercials to memes to music videos. These texts attempt to shape our worldview via the rhetorical approaches they employ, and in turn we are constantly faced with the dilemma of interpreting this influence.
For this homework assignment you will be tasked with identifying and analyzinga piece of visual media (the genre isup to you) and identifying the rhetorical elements at work. In a document, include a link and/or imageof the text you are working with, and identify and include a brief discussion of the following rhetorical elements:
1. The rhetorical situation
2. The overall argument
3. Appeals (ethos, pathos, logos)
4. Claims & any supporting evidence
5. Strategies and their accompanying examples
5. Any assumptions
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