WWII posters

 Outline: the first poster appeals people to conserve materials (be thrift) so that military forces can meet their demand for materials better; the second poster encourages people to share their cars so that the reserved gasoline can be used to fulfill the desire of military forces; the third poster encourages people to join the U.S. military force by appealing to American idea; the fourth poster encourages to obey the rationing mechanism including price control and use of ration stamp during wartime so that military forces can get more resources.

Rhetorical question:

i.                Are these posters really incentivizing people to do what those posters want them to do?

ii.              Is price control reasonable during wartime?

iii.             What’s its impact on military forces?

My opinion:

   I think this rationing mechanism is reasonable during wartime. Because, during peaceful time, the goal of nation is to enhance the living standard of citizens, so that it has to make sure the balance between industries, ensuring that sources are being used efficiently. But during wartime, the goal of nation becomes to defeat the enemy, so the government doesn’t need to consider the efficiency of society that much, they only need care about what could make the U.S. military forces more powerful in the short run. Think about supply and demand, these posters encourage people decrease their daily demand for certain military resources so that the increasing military demand could be fulfilled.