1. Visual Rhetoric
Kaleb LeFevre

2. King of Kings Statue
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3. Background Built in 2004 by the Solid Rock Church Monroe, OH
Destroyed June 2010 by lightning
Has many nicknames:
Touchdown Jesus
Big Butter Jesus
Terminator Jesus
Etc…
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4. What is the purpose?

5. Purpose
The purpose is to get people to convert to Christianity or to go to Solid Rock Church

6. Pathos

7. Pathos
People who don’t go to church might feel guilty because this church has to use a giant Jesus statue to get people to visit.

8. Ethos

9. Ethos
The statue was made by Solid Rock Church. It is also right in front of a church.

10. Logos

11. Logos
It’s a big statue of the upper half of Jesus in front of a church. To most people that would mean that the church is a good church. The statue was also burnt down by lightning which may suggest it was not supposed to be built in the first place.

12. Intended Audience

13. Intended Audience
The intended audience would be ideally everyone. Most of the people who see it would be people who drive on the highway across from the statue.

14. Color

15. Color
The statue is white. This represents the purity of Jesus. The church behind the statue is pretty big so the color might also refer to the wealth of the church.

16. Emphasis

17. Emphasis
The statue is emphasizing the importance of Jesus in Christianity.

18. Bibliography tippnews.com retortnation.com dljh1964.wordpress.com
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