Analysis: The Beginning Of The GMO Era

The well-crafted illustrations on the silent picture. Smith demonstrates that as we attempt to convey the truth sometimes the right images or picture will help the people to respond in the appropriate manner.

GMOs, (genetically modified organisms) have been a topic of interest in the social eyes for years. Since they’ve been created, many people have voiced and written about their opinions on GMOs, and whether they are dangerous or not. Created to expand the genetic diversity of crops and animals, many don’t know whether GMOs are good or bad, and neither do researchers. Though there hasn’t been any evidence claiming whether GMOs are good or bad, it has certainly not stopped the public from creating their own opinions. Since no one knows the truth behind GMO, it has opened a window of opportunities for companies including Monsanto to voice their support of GMO, while other companies like the Non-GMO Project voice their

When people write persuasive essays and articles they often use images and wording to help express what they wish to get across to the reader. Jonathan Sewall and John Adams were very skilled in doing this and could thus write extremely convincing arguments. Both used vibrant details when describing their ideas so that they would be presented in a clear and favorable light.

A GMO is a genetically modified organism that goes through the process of genetic engineering. This is when genes of one organism are extracted, altered, and then artificially placed into another organism to then grow. We typically see GMOs in the food we consume every day. These foods include fruits and vegetables, however the most common organisms that are genetically engineered include, corn, soy, and cotton. It is ultimately the unnatural cross breeding of plants, animals, bacteria, and virus genes (Non-GMO Project). But now why is there a debate for placing a label to notify consumers of GMOs in their foods? Do we know the potential harm that GMOs can cause? We have the right to know what we are putting into our bodies and what is found in our everyday foods.

The argument that I wish to refute will be, “Monsanto’s Reasons for Fighting GMO Labeling? It Loves You ” this is a persuasive argument that would like to bring in a younger uneducated audience in to believe that GMO labeling is bad. This cartoon was published on the humor section of planetsave.com. This means that this is little more than a brief chuckle at the argument and then disregarding it because it has not backing behind it. The author appears to be against GMO labeling because consumers will try to research what GMO is and use up resources and electricity. This will worsen pollution levels, and cause them to look deeper into the topic.

In our daily basis we are bombarded with millions of images, but we rarely stop to think about what those images mean and what they are persuading us to do. Images can be found in many forms, newspapers, magazines, internet, radio, television, smart phones, social media and billboards, amongst other forms. Images have power, which is why individuals need to understand the messages being sent to them.

The use of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos is presented in the three videos provided through a wide array of examples. In the first video, Drunk History- Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks, the writers use of comedy was used to provide a broad narration of a particular civil rights movement. Logos is a form of persuasion through the “[representation] of arguments and evidence in the matter under discussion” (Campbell 38). In the first video, the use of logos was presented by their wardrobe selection. The use of old time clothing created an antique like structure that would capture the viewers. The second form of logos was presented through the attitude of Claudette Colvin stating “I paid my fare the same as this white lady paid her fare.” This showed Colvin’s logic and reasoning to

However, some could argue there are weaknesses in his points, it still portrays the original concept of persuading the viewer. Some of the most important features of style is having facts and figures given, but

Visual rhetoric is the persuasion through images that appeal to the audience's pathos, logos, and ethos. The magnitude of seriousness about a problem could be depicted through images, such as a polar bear suffering due to global warming affecting their environment. Through these type of images, the reader emotion is stirred and they will understand that action need to be taken to save these polar bears. On the other hand, often times the argument (logos) that is shown may not be as persuasive to some people who can't be persuaded through their emotions (pathos). Therefore rendering the argument and image ineffective, in which case the artist will have to try a different perspective that strike the viewer's value so that they may understand

In the modern world, we have few similarities to our ancestors. However, there are a few aspects of our culture that have lasted through the centuries. One of the most prominent is our constant use of symbols and pictures to convey complicated messages. One of the reasons for this is the fact that pictures can touch our emotions in a way that few things can. This interaction with emotion is especially useful in arguments. The picture taken to protest fracking used this knowledge to strengthen their argument that fracking for oil is harmful because of contamination the process leaves behind.

Throughout my education, creating a successful argument was always about using logos. When using ethos and logos appeals in prior essays, I never felt like my argument was authentic. The argument wasn’t necessarily something that I believed in. However, after reading and analyzing Matters and “Letter to My Son,” I realized that a convincing argument is not one that bombards the reader with statistics or reasons why the reader should read this argument. A convincing argument can be one that is based off of passion and emotion.

Visual Rhetorical Analysis Imagine posting a picture on instagram, a picture where you feel confident. A picture that you have thought about posting for awhile now but was not sure people would like it. A picture that you feel beautiful in. After posting it, you decide to take a break for a couple of hours and just leave the instagram picture up to gain tons of comments and a lot of likes. A couple hours past and you decide to check on the instagram picture.

The graphics can be interpreted by all audiences. This type of argument is more effective than words because it indirectly is embedding the message from the graphics into the minds of the audience.

A man goes shopping at his local grocery store with his list in hand, as he begins picking out fruit from shelves and placing them in plastic bags. The average natural fruit has changed over time, for genetic modification is now required for every crop. He picks up a freak mutant of what once was a regular apple and looks around to make sure no one is looking before he takes a bite out of it. After that, he hides the seed and continues his shopping. Later that night, he tosses and turns in bed. He begins feeling the side effects of that GMO apple he ate, his body changing and morphing into something else. Stumbling out of bed, he made his way to the mirror, feeling a great pain all over is body. He pushes himself up against the mirror onto his feet and in the moonlight he sees what he had become: His skin has become bumpy, blotchy and green. Moss and sprouts of apple tree saplings protruded from his body. Patches of leaves grew in random places. Long vines grew where his hair once was, covering his face. He parts his new “hair” to see that he no longer had two regular human eyes, but instead multiple eyes, each distorted and deformed. The neighborhood is awoken by the beastly screams and cries in the night, as the man curses GMOs.

The visual argumentation that I ended up creating was revising the information from my discourse community of a marching band paper and turning it into an infographic. It consists of six components of a marching band that are named and briefly explained, as well as an image of an instrument found in the marching band that correlates to that component. My visual argumentation shows the revision of my discourse paper, has stayed fairly similar to what my design plan has dictated, and followed the principles given through the CRAP design principles.