As we all know, the 2016 political race has begun to kick into gear. This political cartoon addresses the states of the two competing political powers. Recently, former first lady, Democrat Hilary Clinton announced her running for the presidency. Since the AP mock gets closer, I will practice extrapolating the main rhetorical devices, especially for the analysis essays which often use visual texts as evidence. The argument of this political cartoon is that although the Democrats have their candidate, the Republicans have more possibilities to run for president.
The first rhetorical device is the cards themselves. The elephant, the universal symbol for the Republican Party, holds seven cards in its hand, representing the seven competing candidates. However, the donkey, the symbol of the Democratic Party, holds one single card which says "old maid". this refers to Hilary Clinton, which also suggesting that the Democratic party are putting all their eggs in Hilary Clinton's basket. Also, the overall bias is toward the Republican party. They make the argument that because the Republican party has a choice, they have a better chance at winning, whereas the Democratic party is worse off supporting only the "old maid".
Being my last TOW post before the mock, I anxiously await Wednesday, terrified out of my mind.
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