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Persuasive Essay On Advertising

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Persuasive Commercials America is a country that is known for watching television; therefore, companies use this to their advantage and roll out different types of commercials to call the attention of all types of social groups. Commercials serve various purposes such as selling a product, informing the public, or raising donations for a cause. These are seen by millions of people every day, it is a way for companies to market their products and hope the consumers go out and purchase their goods. However, not every commercial is a form of advertising. Hospitals such as St. Jude and other children hospitals are famously known for their commercials which are used as a form of collecting donations to help children who are in need of medical …show more content…

The children are also seen on their hospital beds connected to IV machines. In the commercials, all children are shown without hair and have a very pale skin color which makes people feel miserable. Children’s facial expressions reflect pain and agony, which makes the viewers emotional; therefore, the viewer will feel guilty if they don’t donate. When viewers watch all the procedures children have to go through and the images that are shown, it makes them feel strong emotions which makes them get into parent’s shoes, so people feel the need to donate. As if the images were not sad enough, the music that accompanies the commercial sets the tone for a sentimental commercial as well. They use orchestra music that makes the tone much more somber. The music is in a low and slow melody which makes it much more depressing to watch especially with the images. Both the images and music are used to convey the viewers to donate out of sadness because they use the children as motives for the donations. In addition to images and music, another way St. Jude convinces the audience to donate is through personal testimonies from parents and children who have been part of St. Jude miracles (as they say). These interviews are used for viewers to see and believe that their donations are actually helping and that the recipients are thankful. Parents have been shown saying, “thanks to all the donors our son’s life has been saved

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