Visual Argument Free Write

The visit bullet point that I believe applies to unit there is the first one under 'About the Medium.'n It states which media are used for this visual text? Image only? Words and images? Sound, video, graphs, charts? I think this is important in unit three because that it one of the biggest decisions we have to make. We are supposed to use a medium that is pertinent to our topic and makes sense. For instance if the topic is national then we would want to try to use electronic sources so that they could be accessed more easily national than something like a local paper. The medium must be relevant to the topic and must be cohesive. You should not just pick a flyer because it might be an easier choice, but you should choose a flyer because its the best medium to get your information heard.

Also another good point that the book makes is about the viewers and readers. What does the visual text assume about its viewers, and about what they know and agree with? This encompasses a lot of different elements of the audience. First who are you trying to appeal to and who is your target audience? When creating visual arguments you must decide what age group, gender, economic circumstances, and race you are trying to reach. Then you need to develop your argument in a way that is best understood by that audience. For instance when talking about child obesity our group would want to appeal to the hard working mother so we would not want to just put an article in the paper but we would want to perhaps put those articles in a magazine specifically targeted towards women, or if it was a flyer we would want to hang it in places were women with children frequent like a supermarket. These things are very important because they allow your argument to be heard accurately and make an actual impact on the people you are trying to reach. With out evaluating your audience your argument will be lost.