Political Cartoons & Critical Thinking Quiz

What is critical thinking?

• critical thinking requires analyzing, assessing, and rethinking

• critical thinking involves improving the quality of a person's thinking

• critical thinking can apply to any type of thinking

• all of these

What is the purpose of a political cartoon?

• to be funny

• to communication a message, sometimes hidden, related to political or social issues

• to make people mad

Where can political cartoons be found?

• social media

• Internet

• Newspapers

• any print or digital media

• all of these

Elements of a Political Cartoon

• overstating or magnifying a problem

• Exaggeration

• using an object to stand for an idea

• Message

• Can be seen through captions and labels

• Irony/humor

• • using language that means the opposite

• Symbolism

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