Blog # 2

The icon is a symbol, a representation of ideas, philosophies, communication and pictorial images. The most familiar of these icons off course are the pictorial images. The quote "But If who I am matters LESS maybe what I say will matter more"(McCloud pg 208) can be interpreted to mean that its not what the icon looks like its what the icon represents. Figures in our soceity,Celebrities and Politicians can all be seen as icons as well, President Obama is said to be a icon of change, however prejudice people may avoid his message and simply label him for the color of his skin. I like the quote because I find it to be true, most people will look at a book's cover and judge it without reading through its pages, when the message is scrupulously displayed and the messengers characteristics poorly illustrated to the conscious of the receiver then the message is louder and people will take it into greater consideration. This technique eliminates bias and prejudice thinking, thus proving itself a effect method of stimulating thought in the subject that the icon represents.
If humanity discovers a consistent resource, then war will become obsolete. This is a a logical fallacy known as a false analogy. It is a logical fallacy because even if humanity does discover a never ending resource there are still characteristics in human nature that will drive humanity to destroy one another.