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This blog loves good political cartoons. A scientific study found that they are more persuasive than photos in helping you understand a point of view and make up your mind.
The reason is that a good political cartoon, such as the dozens published regularly here on THE NEWS IN CARTOONS can powerfully summarize in a single image a message that a photograph alone cannot.
A cartoon more than a photo will go straight to our heart and our mind. And then there is the irresistible element of good quality humor, which we love.
Of course this is a communication method that can be used for good or for evil. The National Socialist Party of Germany - AKA Nazis - used cartoons to incite racial hatred and violence.
On the other side of the pond American cartoonists availed themselves of cartoons to inspire patriotism and the need to fight tyranny and genocide in Europe.
Leftist ideologues desperate to persuade the increasingly skeptical public about global warming and climate change were the instigators of this study.
A cartoon can become a medium for flawed or misleading scientific messages such as many of those advocated by the left. Leftists defend wind farms in spite of the fact that they kill millions of birds and make people who live in the vicinity very sick.
The same environmentalists have remained completely silent at the scourge of nuclear power plants, although nuclear waste and nuclear meltdowns are more dangerous to life on the planet than anything climate change may do in the next thousand years.
In the end, all is fair in love and war. It is up to us to be skeptical of what the media are selling.
The left wants to learn more about mind manipulation through cartoons
SCIENCE DAILY - If you're creating a message to educate, inform, or persuade, don't underestimate the power of a well-executed cartoon. A new study suggests if you're trying to convince the public to change their stance on a topic, you may be more successful if you use a cartoon rather than a photograph. Source: University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES).
"Photographs were shown to be more credible, but cartoons were more likely to change behavior," says U of I agricultural communications professor Lulu Rodriguez who led the study. " Participants in the study said the content was better in the cartoon brochures (even though the text was identical), but the credibility was lower than the brochures using photographs.
A cartoon grabs people's attention long enough to deliver the message. That's what you need in today's message-heavy atmosphere. Why not use a tool that has proven ability to cut through the others and inform people in a way that actually works?" "It may be because of the more light-hearted approach of cartoons," Rodriquez says.
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