The following visuals, from the U.S. Army and from the U.S. Navy, depict recruitment posters from World War II.

What rhetorical strategies does each of the posters use to achieve its purpose: the recruitment of women to serve in the U.S. armed forces? Pay particular attention to the interaction of the written text with the visual elements. How does the arrangement on the page affect your response? How do the army and the navy appeal to ethos, logos, and pathos? How effective do you think the posters were in reaching their intended audience? Which of them was likely to have been more effective? Explain.

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