Rhetorical Analysis Of Honest Ed's '

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Jantoo political cartoon “Honest Ed’s” uses a mixture of dynamic imagery and tantalizing promises to create awareness of used car salesman. The cartoon sends out a deep message showing the problems we tackle on and the difficult lies we battle on used car lots. The car salesmen uses a basic tactic applying a low mileage tag onto the car windshield, but in theory miles are able to be rolled back how would you know if the salesman is telling the truth. We seek for a cars that best suits our everyday life and needs, how you would trust someone that is telling you lies.

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