Understanding Visual Language

When analysing visual texts, which of these questions should you consider?

• What is conveyed by the accompanying caption?

• Is the subject portrayed in a positive or a negative manner?

• all of these questions

• How has the image been positioned on the page?

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How might the use of dark lighting affect the message portrayed in an image?

• It could be positioned directly under the headline.

• It could make the image, and therefore the issues, appear shadowy and dangerous.

• It could make the focus of the image appear strong and powerful.

• All of the above answers are correct.

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Political cartoons usually:

• do all of these things.

• have a distinctive style, depending on the cartoonist.

• use exaggeration to make their point.

• make a political point about a current issue.

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Why do you think political cartoons might use exaggeration?

• to generate irony

• for all of these reasons

• to quickly draw the reader’s attention to a particular feature or trait that is being mocked

• to increase the humour in the cartoon

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When analysing a cartoon as a persuasive text, which of these should you do?

• only analyse whether the cartoon is humorous or not

• all of these are correct

• try to understand the context behind the issue being explored

• focus most of your attention on any text contained in the cartoon

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Political cartoons are always paired with persuasive texts with the same contention or point of view. True or false?

• True

• False

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Graphs, tables and charts can:

• be used to persuade or influence readers.

• always be trusted as reliable sources of information.

• only reveal an objective truth.

• not be analysed in a similar way to an image or photograph.

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Why might a writer or editor choose to include a graph, table or chart with a persuasive text?

• to influence readers to take an issue more seriously than they may have otherwise

• for all of these reasons

• to provide a clear visual explanation of a complex phenomenon

• to imply that the view or opinion outlined in the text is supported by evidence

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A writer or editor’s decision to use a certain visual text alongside a written text can be just as important as the language decisions made within the written text. True or false?

• True

• False

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