Visual Rhetoric
This week in Professor Waits English 1302 1st period class, we discussed visual rhetoric on Wednesday and Friday (I was not here on Monday). Visual rhetoric is “the use of images as argument, to the arrangement of elements on a page for rhetorical effect, to the use of typography (fonts)” (“Visual Rhetoric: Overview”). In visual rhetoric, fonts, colors, designs, and layout matters.
I have noticed rhetorical language and argumentative language in my life this week when viewing advertisements with examples of visual rhetoric.
Constructing my own Rhetorical Piece: Question/Problem: What is the overall effect of visual rhetoric? Solutions/Answers: The overall effect of visual rhetoric is to communicate visually with an audience.
Work Cited:
Purdue Writing Lab. “Visual Rhetoric: Overview // Purdue Writing Lab.” Purdue Writing Lab, owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/visual_rhetoric/visual_rhetoric/index.html.
“Visual Rhetoric – Rhetoric and Advertising.” Google Sites, sites.google.com/site/rhetoricandadvertising/visual-rhetoric.
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