The use of images
The use of images are common throughout many different academic fields. Images serve to illustrate and support claims within the writing. Some of which are dependent on explanations, others are descriptive on their own.
Context
The context of "Vista Vision" article, describing the new technology is a bit harder to grasp without actual visuals. Visuals are typically used in computer science and engineering articles due to the fact that diagrams are imperative for understanding certain subjects. The use of images in the article illustrates several different visual effects that this new software provides.
General: Using images as a tool to explain concepts is a rhetorical choice that requires thoughtfulness and knowledge of your subject matter. The use of images, if inappropriate, may be seen as 'filler' for some pieces of writing. Therefore, careful thought and sureness that including images are not only appropriate but necessary, is most important.
Ask Yourself: Are the use of images appropriate for my context? What will I be using these images for? Will I be using these images to describe my claims?
General: Using images as a tool to explain concepts is a rhetorical choice that requires thoughtfulness and knowledge of your subject matter. The use of images, if inappropriate, may be seen as 'filler' for some pieces of writing. Therefore, careful thought and sureness that including images are not only appropriate but necessary, is most important.
Ask Yourself: Are the use of images appropriate for my context? What will I be using these images for? Will I be using these images to describe my claims?
Audience
The primary audience of "Vista Vision" are those who practice in the field of computer science or are simply interested in computer technology. The article itself addresses the audiences as the general public. The use of these particular images are not complicated, easily accessible, and are comprehensible due to the fact that they include a caption.
General: Images such as illustrations, diagrams, and screenshots can all be effectively used as support. Writers may use images as a tool to assist comprehension of their audience. Although images help a great deal with understanding for some readers who are visual learners, it is advised that a brief but intelligible description of the image is provided, as well as the source.
Ask Yourself: Will the use of images assist my audience's understanding for my writing? Will I include a descriptive caption?
General: Images such as illustrations, diagrams, and screenshots can all be effectively used as support. Writers may use images as a tool to assist comprehension of their audience. Although images help a great deal with understanding for some readers who are visual learners, it is advised that a brief but intelligible description of the image is provided, as well as the source.
Ask Yourself: Will the use of images assist my audience's understanding for my writing? Will I include a descriptive caption?
Purpose
The primary purpose of this article is to discuss the new operating system and software of Windows Vista. In this case, words can only do so much to justify the content, therefore including visuals of the actual system is more effective and straightforward versus merely describing through prose. The author's rhetorical choices is effective for his purpose because of his integration of different elements such as quotes and captions.
General: The effectiveness of the use of visuals depends on the genre of writing. Generally, the purpose of the piece of writing should be supported or reinforced by the selected visuals, no matter the claims. The visuals should also be relevant, an indispensable part of the argument. Visuals that accomplish their role as support for the argument are the kind of visuals you would like to have in your academic writing.
Ask Yourself: Will the use of images be the effective support for my claim?
General: The effectiveness of the use of visuals depends on the genre of writing. Generally, the purpose of the piece of writing should be supported or reinforced by the selected visuals, no matter the claims. The visuals should also be relevant, an indispensable part of the argument. Visuals that accomplish their role as support for the argument are the kind of visuals you would like to have in your academic writing.
Ask Yourself: Will the use of images be the effective support for my claim?
persona
Overall, the persona of the author is informative and credible. The stylistic formatting choice of having the two images, overlapping and captioned are effective in communicating a technologically savvy individual, due to the dynamic display. This is part of their overall purpose to establish a reliable opinion about the new visual effects included in the software. The images chosen are relevant support, therefore when the author alludes to the examples, the images show how knowledgeable the writer is.
General: The rhetorical choice of including images is potentially an effective choice because it allows you, the writer, to discuss your example much more thoughtfully. Therefore, the perception of your persona would be one of a student that is knowledgeable and is fully capable of explaining your own ideas.
Ask Yourself: Will the use of images benefit the perception of my persona? How will I allude to my examples (images) in my writing?
General: The rhetorical choice of including images is potentially an effective choice because it allows you, the writer, to discuss your example much more thoughtfully. Therefore, the perception of your persona would be one of a student that is knowledgeable and is fully capable of explaining your own ideas.
Ask Yourself: Will the use of images benefit the perception of my persona? How will I allude to my examples (images) in my writing?