Example Of Visual Rhetoric

Visual rhetoric plays an important role in today’s society. One cannot browse the web, walk down the street, or watch a movie without advertisements. The forms of visual rhetoric are everywhere in our daily lives and are the most recognizable form of visual rhetoric. Similar to advertisements, which persuade people to buy a product, propaganda persuade people to support an idea. One of the most critical times for propaganda in recent history is WWII, which saw world powers going to war. Each power had millions of citizens and needed support from them in one form or another and propaganda was how they gained that support. Without said propaganda revolts and uprisings could have occurred. This essay will focus on the propaganda produced by the …show more content…
Winchester felt that they had to say something because most Americans may find them heartless. They distance themselves from the idea that they are cold by creating a poster which brings light to the dire sacrifices which these troops are making and that they as a company realize this fact and it weighs heavy on their …show more content…
The woman has a light skin color and lightly colored hair. She looks like the ideal American woman in this time period and is an example of what woman in wartime America should strive for. The message behind this poster aims to make the job of a stenographer desirable not only by depicting a very happy woman, but also by surrounding her in red, white, and blue. During the time when this poster was available to the public, pride in one’s country was paramount and considered almost sacred by the general public. Surrounding the woman in patriotic colors and depicting a salute would have made most woman feel a sense of pride for all of the hard-working stenographers in the U.S making sure that they contribute what they can to winning the