Political Cartoon Persuasive Techniques

How Political Cartoons Use Common Persuasive Techniques

Political Cartoon: Persuasive Techniques

• Analogy - a comparison between two unlike things that share at least one characteristic

• Caricature - a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic, repulsive, or shocking effect

• Distortion/Exaggeration - Changes or exaggerations in size, shape, emotions, or gestures often add extra meaning to the symbols the cartoon includes

• Humor - a "funny" way for cartoonists to communicate their message to their audience through irony, caricature, exaggeration, etc.

Political Cartoon: Persuasive Techniques

• Irony - the difference between the way something is and the way it should be/ the way it is expected to be; something is said in a way that undercuts or mocks its own apparent meaning; often used for humor, but always highlights contradiction

• Labeling/Captions - placards, dialogue, etc. used to create clarity and context

• Stereotyping - a vastly oversimplified view of some group that is often insulting, and can also reveal broad cultural attitudes

• Symbolism - any image that represents some other thing, event, person, abstract idea or trend in politics, society, the news, etc.

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Which persuasive techniques are used in this political cartoon?

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Analogy

Stereotyping

Symbolism

Exaggeration

Humor

Irony

Labeling

Charicature

Labeling

Which persuasive techniques are used in this political cartoon?

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Exaggeration

Symbolism

Charicature

Humor

Stereotyping

Irony

Labeling

Analogy

Labeling

Which persuasive techniques are used in this political cartoon?

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Labeling

Charicature

Exaggeration

Symbolism

Irony

Humor

Stereotyping

Analogy

Labeling

Which persuasive techniques are used in this political cartoon?

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Exaggeration

Humor

Analogy

Charicature

Stereotyping

Symbolism

Irony

Labeling

Labeling

Which persuasive techniques are used in this political cartoon?

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Analogy

Irony

Stereotyping

Humor

Symbolism

Labeling

Charicature

Exaggeration