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

Charicature

Irony

Labeling

Labelling

Which persuasive techniques are used in this political cartoon?

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Stereotyping

Irony

Analogy

Exaggeration

Charicature

Labeling

Humor

Symbolism

Labelling

Which persuasive techniques are used in this political cartoon?

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Analogy

Stereotyping

Irony

Charicature

Symbolism

Exaggeration

Labeling

Humor

Labelling

Which persuasive techniques are used in this political cartoon?

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Humor

Analogy

Labeling

Charicature

Irony

Stereotyping

Symbolism

Exaggeration

Labelling

Which persuasive techniques are used in this political cartoon?

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Symbolism

Labeling

Analogy

Exaggeration

Humor

Charicature

Stereotyping

Irony