Genres

The purpose and message of these two pieces are very different, as are their genres. The first is a humorous comic implicitly stating that genetically modified foods can help those who are hungry, and that people seeking to protect themselves and others from these “frankenfoods” are wasting perfectly usable food. Its genre assists its message because it uses a clear, attractively drawn comic to show its point. It uses humor to persuade the reader to ridicule those against genetically modified food. It is a visual argument with captions but no accompanying description. The ad on page 24 is also a visual argument, but it has accompanying text describing its views, and the visual aid is a photograph rather than a drawing. It also uses some humor in the picture, satirizing the nutrition fact label, exaggerating their claim in a very obvious manner.  Its text also outlines the point it is trying to make, attempting to convince people logically that leaving labels off of genetically engineered foods is wrong. It also gives extra information for those interested in their message.