Mini Blog Post #3

According to Pfister & Woods (241), an unnaturalistic enthymeme is an image where its figurative elements create an argument about its own unrealism. Unnaturalistic enthymemes are becoming more and more common in today’s society with the increase in digital manipulation and post-processing devices. This image is an example of an unnaturalistic enthymeme because the viewers do not assume that the photograph is true or realistic; they know and presume that the image has been altered and manipulated. The creators of the photo use the quadripartita ratio to manipulate this image and create rhetorical effect. Specifically, they use transcendence; they alter Jennifer Lopez’s rear to make it appear more large than it actually is. The transcendence causes the viewer to make cultural assumptions about how desirable having a large butt is, but also allows the viewer to see how the “desirable size” is unrealistic and has been inflated in this image.