Apr 21, 2011

Images as reasons to agree and disagree

A picture says a thousand words. Why would we keep them out of a debate? Why not have the top 10 pictures that support AND oppose the same issue.


When you do a Google image search, they are returned to you based on an algorithm. For each set of words, Google lists the best images that match their words based on their algorithm.

Similarly, I want to use an algorithm to rank the top images that agree and disagree with different positions.

Political cartoons might be used for political positions. In this case, you have the top 10 political cartoons for a presidential candidate in one column and the top political cartoons against a presidential candidate in another.

For instance, the issue of Drug Legalization:


Anti:









Pro



















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