In analyzing "Picturing Culture in Political Spots" by Michael Griffin and Simon Kagan there are a number of objectives. Namely identifying the justification for the study, justification for the artifact, the research questions posed and the methods used by the authors. Beyond that the real meat of the article must be discerned and explicated in quite simple terms. Through this process you will find that this study is most relevant as a stepping stone toward the future of study in this field, and as the authors hope a quite prevalent one.
The author's justification for conducting this study is explained by looking at the presidential election of 1984, between Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale. In the election Reagan won by a landslide victory that is believed to be heavily influenced by the masterful presentation of visual imagery done by Reagan's staff. Such an impact cannot go unanalyzed by the world of rhetoricians and does not. However the amount of studies done since......
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