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The ideograph as originally defined by McGee (1980) has been explored by several rhetoricians as a recurring ideological device. Notably, Edwards and Winkler (1997) explored how the ideograph can function visually. “YouTube Video Parodies and the Video Ideograph” explores how the ideograph has manifested itself in the form of videos in recent years, particularly on the popular website YouTube.
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