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This is a political cartoon about 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

The dog draws the attention of the audience first as one of the central figures of the image. He’s labeled as “47% non-taxpayers” and he’s strapped to the roof of the car, scared for his life. This is a use of pathos as it evokes emotions of anger and fear in people. It would anger people to see a dog strapped to the roof of a car. When using pathos, people can be swayed towards a certain bias, regardless of their original bias, because the image portrays and attaches a certain emotional response to the presidential candidate.

Mitt Romney is driving the car and makes the argument that he has basic necessities and yet he isn’t satisfied. This shows that Romney doesn’t care for the quality of life those people have or will have.

With the dog as Mitt Romney’s pet, Romney holds the power and controls the aspects of the dog’s life. This is because the dog represents people who don’t pay taxes. However, those who do pay taxes, as represented by the kids in the back seat of the car, have fair and equitable treatment.

This political cartoon is obviously biased toward one side, which doesn’t support Mitt Romney. It uses a metaphor to show what the United States would hypothetically look like with Mitt Romney as president. The humor of this cartoon would function as a hook that draws viewers in and the simplicity of it would help educate people on some of the policies Mitt Romney supports.