While advocating that the state rush approval of 16 new coal-fired power plants, the
Governor displayed pictures of the state's major metropolitan areas, at night, with
brightly-lit skylines and remarked upon their beauty.
He then displayed pictures of
working families, smiling as they held what was to be a lower monthly electrical bill.
While listening to the governor, Niko thought about other, less favorable images that
could be shown. For example, the Harvard School of Public Health revealed that SO2
emissions from power plants significantly harm the cardiovascular and respiratory health
of people who live near the plants, and EPA studies identified fine particle pollution from
power plants as responsible for more than 20,000 premature deaths a year. Why not show
pictures of smoke pouring from the smokestacks? Why not show pictures of persons on
oxygen? Why not show pictures of the many children who suffered? Niko's ability to
think discerningly about the images used by the governor illustrates the necessity that we
all develop our skill in ________.
A) mental argument
B) visual literacy
C) first impression
D) minimizing distractions
B
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