Reading Response Week 6: Visual Arguments

The argument being made by Lester is that the idea of racial preference is ridiculous when arguing about why or why not a person gets into college. Lester expresses his point by having the girl sarcastically remarking that it must be the shoes (racial preference) that got the boy into college. The Draughon comic shows the irony of the fact that the supreme court is making decisions about racial diversity when there is only one African American sitting on the supreme court bench. The Thompson comic is pointing out the many disadvantages that African Americans face just growing up let alone getting into college and it attempts to justify affirmative action by displaying these barriers. Wilkinson's comic shows that many students get into college through different advantages that not every applicant has and that regardless of that fact many people still place the blame on minorities. The Camp comic is arguing that some people have the advantages like SAT prep, tutoring, etc. to get into college, and that no matter what, some people will have advantages that others will not. The strongest argument being made is the one presented by Wilkinson. Wilkinson's comic shows in the most clear way that people will always have advantages that others do not in regards to college acceptance and that minorities face most of the blame when it is common in all groups, not just minorities. The weakest argument is the one presented by Lester. It is hard to understand what point Lester is trying to make. While he does present an argument, the other comics presented their arguments much more clearly.