Bagley is a cartoonist for the Salt Lake Tribune, who depicted the struggles that President Obama was having in the Legislative branch during 2011(which to this day is still occurring). Mr. Obama, a Democrat, is facing difficulties passing bills in the congress due to opposing factors, the Republicans. This battle of powers is causing difficulties to Obama because he cannot do what he finds beneficial for the country.
The subject is the struggle that Obama is having, and how he is being bullied by the Republicans. The speaker is Patrick Bagley, a well-known cartoonist, an author of many books and a journalist for the Salt Lake Tribune. The audience is made up of readers of the Salt Lake Tribune and it can be assumed that his audience is more liberal. The context of this is seen throughout Obama’s administration because he has been inefficient in …show more content…
The cartoon itself appeals to pathos; the portrayal of the Republicans is there party symbol, an elephant, except for it being blown up and made too look like an elementary bully. In contrast, Obama is thin and has a childlike figure. Bagley shows the Republicans pulling on the Presidents underwear, revealing that he is not mighty and dominant but in fact they are. The quote also appeals to pathos because Mr. Obama is trying to reason with the opposite party and seeing that he is treated harshly after trying to reasonable console with them makes the cartoon even more appealing to emotion. By the mere fact that Obama is a Democrat and is trying to persuade the rival party we can assume that it will not occur; this appeals to logos. Begley uses deductive reasoning to show logos, from both the cartoon and the quote we can infer that Mr. President will not get what he