These resources will help students and teachers better understand the use of visual elements for rhetorical purposes.

The second section is about four distinct genres of visual rhetoric: iconic photographs, monumental rhetoric, body rhetoric, and image events. Several parts of the chapter below have been updated …

Apr 30, 2025 · Visual rhetoric uses images to persuade and communicate, often combined with words for stronger effect. Images in politics can create strong messages, sometimes overshadowing facts …

What is visual rhetoric? Learn how images persuade audiences with clear examples and key concepts in visual communication.

This chapter gives examples of what visual rhetoric looks like in everyday situations, unpacking how seemingly mundane images like a food picture on social media or a menu at a restaurant, can have …

For example, an editorial cartoon might use a drawing and speech bubbles to effectively communicate its message. Or you might set a musical background to a photo essay to communicate a particular …

Mar 2, 2025 · Four main picture areas are prominently displayed, each with their own description and color to clearly differentiate between the main topics. The reader is drawn to these tabs. There is …

This chapter gives examples of what visual rhetoric looks like in everyday situations, unpacking how seemingly mundane images like a food picture on social media or a menu at a restaurant, can have …

The term visual rhetoric suggests that there is kinship with traditional oral rhetoric and written rhetoric, but in a different (visual) form. For example, in the print ad below for Pinnacle Bank, the visual …

“Visual rhetoric” includes many different genres and modalities (like photographs, memes, graphs, and videos), and can be transmitted via multiple platforms (like television, streaming services, and social …