Follow the steps we went over in class to create your Visual Argument; also check p. 199 in the book.
1.)Chose a topic that you really like and have a strong opinion on: anything but “smoking/vaping”, “texting and driving”, “drinking and driving”, and “global warming” (also excluded are the topics we did in class).
2.)Your major claim/reasons should be strong, engaging, and thought provoking (being funny is a big plus, too). think about your target audience and the best way to reach them.
3.)Draw images, think about the text (font, size, layout etc.), color and other visual components that would strengthen the message and its overall effectiveness.
4.)Also don’t forget the rhetorical appeals: is your visual credible (and/or how you can add to its credibility), is the claim logical? what kind of emotion do you want to evoke in your target audience? how can you accomplish that?
Remember: you need to justify the choices that you made when creating your visual argument (both visual components and rhetorical appeals) in Part 3; the more meaningful and well-thought out elements you include in your visual the easier it will be to write the rhetorical rationale and present it in class.
