This poster demonstrates bias as it is made by an American cartoonist and it would naturally have an American-centered bias. To identify the bias one must look at many factors surrounding authorship, context, and audience.
How does the poster represent bias and how can it be identified?
- The poster was created during World War I, which equates the devil with Kaiser Wilhelm II, the erstwhile emperor of Germany.
- It shows contempt for Kaiser Wilhelm II by equating him with the devil.
- The context of the emergence of this cartoon can be traced to the event of the torpedoing of Lusitania by German powers in 1915 which killed nearly 128 American citizens.
- The anger of the incident is expressed through the medium of this cartoon.
- It demonstrates an identifiable bias, as a consequence.
- If we consider other factors, authorship is another element to consider.
- The cartoonist is American and the cartoon reflects his anti-German bias.
- Another element would the audience.
- This cartoon is intended to be viewed by predominantly American citizens who would agree with the anti-German bias of the cartoon.
Therefore, the cartoon does represent bias, an anti-German and America-centric one. The bias can be identified by assessing the cartoon closely along with three metrics.
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