Logos- Nixon-Nazi & The Protest Posters

The use of logos was exercised right from the beginning of the article. Brian Resnick, author of the article, described the usage of the protest posters for “rallying cities for peace, defamations of the federal government and as tributes to the martyrs of the civil rights movement.” There wasn’t much said due to the main objective of showing the posters, but the descriptive words show importance of the minimalistic posters. Resnick says, “...the 1960s and 70s gave rise to another type of political advertisement – the simply drawn, sometimes sobering protest poster.” A quote from San José State University says, “the president's name is strategically manipulated to form the center of a swastika.” The nazi Nixon poster was being described in that quote, and the political advertisements are becoming more minimal but very impactful. To rebuke the war propaganda, they purposefully created the strong yet minimalistic posters to show the distinct difference of them and its meanings behind.There’s a poster that references the they also die who stand and watch poster. San Jose State University states again, “referencing the innocent bystanders who were killed or injured at Kent State University and Jackson State College.” It is how it doesn’t take much to see the ridicule of war by only using so little design and color. Resnick and San Jose State University use “innocent, sobering, strategically manipulated, rallying, defamation, martyr, etc” to thoroughly describe the design of the posters and the message it was trying to represent in each one. With most angling towards Nixon, it is easy to view the bias of Nixon from San Jose and Resnick through the descriptions of the posters themselves. The nazi Nixon poster is an extremely strong piece of evidence that Resnick chose to be involved in the article. There were many posters created for the protest, but Resnick chose the 25 posters from San Jose State University to show the messages of anti-war, the corrupt and inhumane killings of college students, and civil rights movement. There wasn’t much within the article itself, but most of the appeals to logos were used within the captions of the posters.

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  1. UnknownOctober 8, 2017 at 8:24 PM

    You did a successful job explaining the key uses of logos in the article and quoting specific details saying how the descriptive words can convey the importance. You were also able to explain clearly what actually the nazi poster means to those who read the article and those who sees the poster. You should sign the post so readers know who wrote it too.

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  2. UnknownOctober 11, 2017 at 7:42 PM

    Like you said, in most cases protest posters chose to appeal to logos to get a point across quickly. The logical reasoning makes it harder for people to argue on the spot with protesters and the creative signs leave a lasting impression on the people who view it. Reading the article adds more insight to the meaning behind the protests and provides the facts needed to better understand the situation.

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