A Rhetorical Analysis Of A Political Cartoon

The political cartoon displays an aerial view of a man explaining to a woman that the United States Capitol building has been working with a split down its center before the earthquake occurred. In the center of the image, Uncle Sam is hanging onto an edge with one hand as he is going to fall in the large crevice through the ground in front of the Congress building. The author exemplifies how the bias of Congress cannot understand the citizens’ interests; he attempts to describe that excessive favoritism harms Congress which makes it difficult to complete anything when neither one of the political parties agree to a compromise. The meaning of the picture is that Congress has recently been divided into two parts, and an earthquake was not the

For example, the image has various debris scattered around the building which represents the politicians’ lies to lower prices at fuel stations around the nation. The utilization of ethos is clever since the audience is able to understand the cartoonist's talent; however, they are reassured that he is a credible source because he abides by the same laws they do as citizens. He stays consistent with his artistic style, enforcing it to communicate a truth that Congress has hidden from its constituents. The picture reveals that the far left and right sides of the building remain intact. The audience can decipher the hidden truth of illegal funding taking place in Congress from private organizations which elucidates why these sides of the building received no damage. Accordingly, the spectators can consider his political cartoon important through ethos. The craftsman of this artistic creation appears properly understood and provides a variety of solid dimensions which are exhibited in the drawing, and he does not emerge as a novice because of his experience in the art of presentation. The believability of the political case is exponential along these lines; the audience can believe the author’s position important without being informed about his previous knowledge in