visual argument

1) Argument by Definition

The argument behind the comic lies with an argument of definition surrounding the loose use of the word "art." The website I pulled this photo said this: "First of all, I think it’s crucial to clarify what it is we’re actually arguing over [stasis theory]...It isn’t because people are really passionate about their particular definitions of the word “art”. It’s because we have culturally come to use the word art to talk about something higher, something refined."
"Art" naturally lends itself to mean different things to different people at different times; we must yield to the advice of Birdsell and Groarke here and acknowledge "the importance of context" (314).

2) Argument by Comparison

The classic comparison of Coke versus Pepsi has been around for so ling now that it is essentially a commonplace within the realm of marketing and now visual argumentation. It is interesting to think about an ad or a visual argument by comparison affecting our taste buds...do they truly hold that power?

3) Argument by Relationship

I'm not super sure that Aristotle would classify this as argument by relationship or just plain irony of the sign...either way, I thought it was fun. Drinking leads to the need to use that bathroom...pretty basic cause/effect.