The rhetoric cartoon shows how BP did very little to control the oil spill that occurred last year. The picture shows the significance of the spill, with a little exaggeration. The exaggeration is used to show the reader how apathetic the company was, and how little damage control they did. The ellipsis show how unconcerned BP was with the damage. The mans uninterested look and body language also shows the lack of interest in the spill.