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AT&T’s “Close to Home” commercial effectively develops pathos through consumers using children. The company uses sentimental moments to give the audience a warm feeling inside and stir up their emotions. The commercial shows the children and how they are affected by a simple texting and driving accident. The child can be killed or left without their families. AT&T states, “No text is worth it.” Aaker, the professor of Marketing Strategy at the University of California, states “Wells, Leavitt, and McConville (1971) include adjectives from their study such as gentle (also in Aaker and Bruzzone's warmth factor), tender, soothing, serene, and lovely in the factor they term ‘sensuousness.’ Schlinger (1979) found an ‘empathy’ factor associated with commercials involving affectionate couples, warm relationships, mother-child interactions, attractive products, vacation settings, or appealing characters such as Pillsbury's ‘soft and cuddly’ doughboy.” Children make the advertisements relatable and cause the audience to feel empathetic. Children bring out general emotions and help persuade consumers to buy their products.

Let us start by exploring what made Coke’s commercial such an emotional appeal in the first place. This ad is absolutely stuffed with emotional moments. The commercial starts off by showing a clearly injured Mean Joe limping through the tunnel of a stadium. Viewers are immediately drawn in by curiosity. “What’s wrong with Mean Joe?”, they wonder. A curious audience is one that is sure to pay close attention to the rest of the advertisement. This also works towards the pathos of the commercial by invoking worry in the audience. Next, we see a child walking behind Mean Joe and holding a bottle of Coke. This is also a very intentional use of pathos. A small child holding the Coke is much more emotional and entertaining than a thirty-year-old man would be. The kid then asks Mean Joe if he needs any help and tells him that he thinks he’s “the best ever.” Coke clearly used pathos here to make the audience adore the child and see him as cute. Mean Joe responds with a

As examples of pathos in this video, there is the part that shows the full moon and its reflection on the puddle, an amazing landscape that reminds the viewer a romantic scene. Other moment that should be highlighted is when the boy faces a wild animal at the gas station or when he overlooks the city though the top of a mountain. Almost everybody would like have a powerful camera to take a picture when such moment happens, and based on this, the last side of the rhetorical triangle fulfills its function well. It convinces consumers this is a good product, much better than the previous version released one year

Television advertisements have been a part of pop culture for years, these quick minute long clips gain the popularity of its viewers through humor, shock, or simply good salesmanship. The ShamWow infomercial has become one the most well known television ads in America. Its popularity came from its snappy dialogue, believable offer, and enthusiastic spokesman. But what made this infomercial so successful? Today I will be analyzing how the ineffective use of the appeals of ethos and kairos, and the highly effective appeal of logos and pathos effect the audience in the ShamWow commercial.

Rhetorical analysis of 7-Up ad 1957 “Youngest Customers in the Business” reads an ad from the Ladies’ Home Journal magazine, published in 1955. Even though the headline might be a bit odd, a person might consider the context and understand why the ad was believable. The 1950s were known to use little kids in print ads. In the ad, 7-Up appeals to reader’s emotions, especially mothers would pause to see what the baby was drinking and if it could benefit them. The advertisement utilizes the three rhetorical appeals of pathos, logos, and ethos through its image and implied meanings, through this, the image is able to convey a vivid sense of nutritional value from drinking a 7-Up.

Pathos is strongly shown within this film. From beginning to end the commercial uses pathos to persuade the audience towards the film. As Sarah and Juan first lock eyes on each other, they smile. When they first interact with each other Juan helps Sarah pick up her books. She repays him with a piece of gum to thank him. They go onto many “firsts”: first date, first prom, first kiss and many more. At the end of all the “firsts” Juan draws those moments onto a single piece of gum wrapper.

By asking the viewer to imagine themselves in a certain situation the creators of this ad are asking viewers to empathize with others. The clever use of pathos in this ad, is what will make viewers feel compassion and

In the rhetorical analysis that is observed in the PSA, pathos is the most exploited in the majority of these ads. As it graphically exalts the emotions with situations in which the spectator can clearly relate. This announcement in particular considers a dialog between a mother and a student seconds before an accident is caused by texting and driving. The mother questions if the student is aware that it is not in her lane, if she is texting, and requests emphatically that she pay attention to the road because her children are in the car with her. The student responds by justifying her actions but is mortified when she acknowledges what is about to happen. She does not have

Because the advertisement was aired five months after the September 11 incident, there were intense emotions among the American citizens. Budweiser was aware of this and created a commercial with strong emotional appeals. With pathos loaded, the advertisement seems to appeal to the viewer’s emotional senses. In the beginning, a character in the form of a man is fascinated by the horses. The image of the horses is reflected in the glasses of the windows. Business takes place in this area, but he takes a break from all the activities to watch the passing horses because of the awe factor that the Clydesdales stimulates. Thus, as an audience, I will resonate with the man by showing the same reaction. The behaviors of the man are expected to the audience how they should react as well. They are expected to stop every activity they were performing and understand the powerful message conveyed by the majestic creatures.

In this rhetorical analysis, the value of uniqueness and the use of flavors are expressed in an ad by Dr. Pepper, a well-known and popular company. These values are found within the appeals of logos, pathos, and ethos.It also states the history of how this soft drink was created, the creator, and the year it was created. Logos is expressed when the brand states that it contains 23 flavors and also includes an image of a bottle with the number 23 as well with other phrases. Pathos is used in the ad when the company states that no other drink has these flavors, which means the drink is unique, targeting the audience and persuading them to be special and different. Lastly, ethos is used by us knowing the history behind the 23

Pathos is an emotional appeal in which the advertisers hope that the consumers will allow their claim. Say for instance most people will notice a puppy behind what looks like to be a rusty cage. Seeing a cage like that, makes some wonder how bad the conditions are that the puppy is living in. then there is the puppy who

television advertisement companies, main intention is to captivate the audience in other to purchase their product that they are portraying. In this essay, I will be analyzing these two ads, “Whale” (Old Spice) and “Susan Glenn” (Axe). These ads are formulated to get their products noticed, along with sparking the interest of the other goods they may offer. Countless methods are used to convince the audience that’s being targeted to buy the product. Therefore, these ads are similar in its ability to gain the attention of their audiences by appealing to pathos. Through this essay I will analyze the rhetorical effects that help bring these commercials to life.

Pathos is the main rhetorical device used throughout this commercial. Pathos is a quality that evokes emotions. It all begins with the puppy coming out from under the hay and the audience falling in love. Pathos is then used to tug on emotions when the puppy gets lost in the back of the truck. We soon see the emotion of the owner, but also the horse. Then we see the puppy all alone in the rain trying to take shelter. Towards the end, the puppy tries to find a home, but gets himself in trouble with the wolf. We then see the ending, we want, we see the puppy is saved and returns home to end the commercial with the owner enjoying a Budweiser. Throughout this commercial pathos creates a sense of happiness, pride, worry, and then happiness all over

Words like “help,” “feel,” and “faster,” are used in this ad to subtly make readers believe that NyQuil will cure Mom’s illness quickly when, in fact, they really only say that the products might make her symptoms briefly subside quicker than another indistinct method of treatment. This subtle method of advertisement is actually very common in all types of ads. Another technique used to attract attention of audiences is the adorable image of a mother and daughter playing dress up together. When someone sees this image, they are expected to feel strong, loving emotion for the seemingly deep mother-daughter connection in the photo. This mode of persuasion, pathos, is used to play on the emotions of viewers who see this ad. By using pathos in advertising, advertisers are also showing the main values of a culture.

When analysing all of the advertising around us, sometimes we don’t look at what the true message of a commercial really is. We live in a world that is controlled by mass media and because of this advertisers are trying harder each year to outdo themselves and their competitors. Rhetors use techniques in their advertisements such as fantasies or surrealism to catch the attention of their audience. Companies like Audi pour millions of dollars into their marketing teams to make sure their cars look the best and attract consumers. Commercials that are shown on television today are great examples of rhetorical artifacts because of the many techniques being exercised by the rhetor. Analyzing this through the lens of rhetorical