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The purpose of this article is to identify the functions of symbols in the rhetoric of social campaigns. Working from a semiotic perspective, 208 social campaign symbols were analyzed for both their visual content and their use in campaigns. This study found that symbols have 4 primary functions: explanation, awareness, identification, and sanction. The article concludes with a discussion of the usefulness of the identification of these functions.
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