Monday, January 14, 2013

Not Just Thinking: Running


In the second Article of ‘Not Just Words’ there is a picture of a man running along a very long road. Underneath the picture there is a caption saying “QUALITY. The race for quality has no finish line. So technically, it’s more like a death march.”
The overall point of this message is that quality is a concept that can not be reached. To be perfect is an illusion, and to try chasing after it will only set yourself up for failure. Quality in a thing might be ideal, but it is not practical.
This message’s audience is people that are constantly struggling to reach an ideal that will only hurt them in the long run. Yes, it is important to do as much as you can to achieve what you want, but there comes a point where it is impractical to strive for any higher.
The words tell the reader the message that is trying to be put out there, but the image accompanying the words, hits home the full meaning behind what is being said. The person seeing the man running with no finish line in sight and they feel how much chasing after high ideals can lead to death. Whether it be motivation to make something of high quality or knowing when an ability for making something of high quality is at the finest is going to reach.
This poster would be an example of an appeal to logic. Logically you  wouldn’t run a race  that will lead you down a path of destruction, and by appealing that thought to a way of thinking, you wouldn’t want to set yourself up for that following quality either.

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