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Multigrain Chips

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Thesis/Claim: Something alien to the world of multigrain taste. Pringles tries to show their viewers that their product gives a different and better taste than other products. They show bright fields to imply that their product uses more natural ingredients. Because natural ingredients should improve the taste of food, the use of these images act as evidence that Multigrain Pringles tastes better and different than other products.This advertisement, however, lacks evidence that truly explains how this product improves from the original and how this product classifies as multigrain. Pringles uses images of corn field with crop circles to convince the reader that Pringles differs from other products. The meaning of the word alien in this case, however, differs from the meaning that the claim attempts to use. Pringles uses this equivocation to imply their product’s improvement while also drawing attention away from their lack of evidence. Due to their lack of evidence and Pringle’s use of the equivocation fallacy, the claim loses believability.

Contention: Pringle’s advertisement lacks evidence that supports the idea that their product tastes different. They use crop circles to emphasize on the idea of difference to draw attention away from the actual concept of the …show more content…

These multigrain chips only lose 10 calories from the original chip and the supposed multigrain chip contains mainly the same ingredients plus additives of a little barley flour and less than two percent of black beans. These additives allow Pringles to classify their product as multigrain. Despite the common misconception, however, this does not mean that the product comes from more natural ingredients or better ingredients. Pringles plays into this misconception by acting like their multigrain product helps people live healthy much more so than their original

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