Persuasive Essay On Anti Smoking

Is smoking a cigarette like aiming a smoking gun to your head? Absolutely, yes! The photo above, has a very powerful message to be shared with people all over the world. The creator of the picture above is, The American Cancer Society. This is an organization that is trying to heighten awareness of the dangers of smoking, the most threatening danger being, cancer. They also promote relays which help raise money for ads and research. The money raised helps to inform people of the dangers smoking and what the negative outcomes of such a habit. This society also helps with finding treatment options. They are helping people cope with the side effects of various cancers or to advise on health insurance. A certain population of people, particularly young people, see smoking as a cool or hip idea to fit in. The goal of this visual argument is to inform people who smoke cigarettes that they should just hold a gun to their heads. The American people should be against nonsmoking because of the feelings you get when smoking, the chemicals that are involved, and how the cigarette will kill like a loaded gun.

Smoking tobacco is probably one of the worst habits humankind has developed. Originating as a tradition of the Native Americans, practiced mostly on special occasions, smoking has gradually become a kind of mass addiction. Due to the efforts of tobacco companies seeking to increase their sales, people started smoking more and more often; the evolution of a more traditional pipe to a cigarette took some time, but eventually tobacco became more affordable and easier to use (you now simply need to light it up, instead of having to always carry a tobacco pouch, stuff a pipe, puff it, and so on). As a result, deaths and health issues connected to tobacco consumption became a worldwide

They do this by using strong imaging and exaggerations to showcase how harmful tobacco is. In this commercial the teacher is dissecting a creature that is suppose to represent a pack of cigarettes. He is listing off several chemicals and says, ”this actually has over 7,000 chemicals and don’t get me started on what they do to you.” This quote is a good example of their supporting evidence. It helps them get the point across and supports what they are saying. The reason for the creation of this commercial is obvious, they want to bring awareness to young adults about “The Real Cost” of

Many Americans can agree that they wouldn’t want their children being around cigarettes. However, there are still some parents out there that don’t provide the cleanest air around their young children. The advertisement used by the Child Health Foundation is used to show how young ones can die early because of these actions. Parents don’t realize how detrimental second-hand smoke is to their loved ones. This ad is effective in persuading the audience to be more cautious when smoking.

“Smoking is the number one preventable cause of death in the U.S., killing over 1,300 people per day.” (ALA). I chose to talk about the harmful effects of tobacco products. The commercial from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), because I think it greatly identifies the harmful effects of smoking tobacco. This commercial shows a women that was a former smoker, and the effects she deals with now.

According to ScienceDaily, Anti-Smoking campaigns aimed towards kids are most effective when convincing youth that their friends are listening to the ads (1) . While outdated and ineffective ads focus on telling individuals to avoid tobacco or die horribly, Hye-Jin Paek, assistant professor at UGA College of Journalism and Mass Communication, says new advertisements across the world focus on changing the social norms surrounded by smoking. Instead of an ad saying “every cigarette you smoke takes nine minutes off your life,” these billboards could read “over 66% of Kentucky's high school students are smoke free.” This is a great example of a shifting focus from health risks associated with tobacco to how a young adult's peers feel about tobacco. A social standard is set for high school students when ads clearly state that the vast majority of teens aren't smoking.

A major issue today in tobacco advertisement is the controversy over ads targeting children and teenagers. The two companies under the most fire for their advertisements are Marlboro and Camel. Marlboro uses a fictional “Marlboro Man,” while Camel uses a high rolling and sophisticated cartoon character, Joe Camel. Camel has been attacked by several Tobacco-free organizations as a major influence on children. Dr. Lonnia Bristow of the American Medical Association remarks, “To children, cartoon characters mean that the product is harmless, but cigarettes are not harmless. They have to know that their ads are influencing children under ten to begin smoking, but choose not to stop creating them” (Thomas). Researchers have conducted studies that show six year olds recognize Joe Camel as well as they recognize Mickey Mouse. Every industry denies that their advertising goal targets people under twenty-one, and they claim their goal is to simply promote brand switching and brand loyalty (Breo). Jeff Pearlman sums up the attitude of the tobacco and advertising industries by saying, “Is the use of a cartoon character in an ad proof that you are ‘targeting children‘? If so, what about the Pink Panther selling insulation or Snoopy promoting insurance?” (Bill Clinton...).

Cigarette advertising has changed throughout history from how it has been advertised, what is being advertised, and who the intended audience is. In the 60’s seeing a cigarette advertisement in the Sunday paper would just be like any other advertisement, but recent generations would be appalled to see such a gruesome product being publicized. The annual deaths from smoking cigarettes are increasing each year and doctors and scientist are teaming together to try and help prevent more. Realizing that advertising may be playing a role the controversy over cigarette advertising has lead to the censoring of harmful products in other public advertising which still has a lasting effect today.

Cigarette companies today are making copious amounts of money in sales, and with all that money it does not seem that they will stop even with the heavy opposition they have been facing in previous years. Cigarette prices have been steadily increasing over the years, and people are spending more money on them than ever before. Just recently the United States government has made another proposal to raise the prices of cigarettes by $2.10 a pack (Heinskien, Schleicher, Barker, Yawen, & Chaloupka, 2017, p.1860). Most cigarettes are up to around $7-10 a pack, which is slowly becoming less affordable for smokers. The problem with this is due to nicotine addiction it is going to take more than a price raise to deter smokers. To try to prevent younger kids from being swayed into tobacco products schools and parents across the U.S. need to inform their kids about the dangers of cigarette smoking (Small, Kushner, & Neufeld, 2012,

This advertisement is educating and informing children and young adults so that they know about smoking and the use of tobacco since more than half of the populations children are exposed to and influenced by the parents, siblings, and the media. The future generations of this world are looking up at us, and setting the right example is the first major step in the right direction. Our children may look to the media but they always look up to us and we want what is best for them at all times, so it’s time to start showing them that the future is healthy, smart, and smoke free so that the only thing in our hands are crayons at play

One of my favorite pastimes is smoking. Smoking, for me is a great stress reliever; it helps take the edge off. It can’t be denied however, smoking is still bad for you. The damage it does to the body is well documented and researched. There have been two warring sides of the media, the pro- tobacco side and the anti- tobacco side. ‘Big Tobacco’ as well as anti-smoking activist bombard the public with images to promote their agenda. This essay I will be comparing and contrasting ads from both pro and anti-smoking industries. Although, the ads have different goals the way they go about achieving them are similar. The pro smoking ad makes smoking seem more glamorous than it really is. The anti-smoking commercial makes smoking seem sinister and ominous.

It’s clear that the sole purpose of advertising is to inform the viewers about their product for the targeted audience to purchase that product. While this may be true for most commercials and advertisements the FDA has devoted billions of dollars to prevent the purchase of only one product, tobacco. Are you aware that everyday, nearly forty thousand teens in the U.S smoke their first cigarette while one thousand start smoking daily? If you weren’t aware, this is precisely why the FDA created the tobacco prevention campaign known as ‘‘The Real Cost’’. The Real Cost discourages future smokers through anti-smoking advertisements which show the harmful affects of smoking tobacco to raise awareness. According to www.fda.gov ‘‘Initial campaign advertising

Tobacco ads have been barred from television for over twenty years. Young children don’t need the influence to smoke or dip, considering they’ll have enough peer pressure to do so later in life. By essentially censoring television ads, the government decreases the advertising power of tobacco companies. However, there are simply some things that should not be censored. When censored, any sort of art loses its meaning. When the government tries to censor art, such as music, paintings, digital art, movies, or TV shows, people can no longer truly express their feelings or convey the message they were attempting to portray.

Plastered all over magazines, buildings, and billboards used to be positive advertising of tobacco, encouraging people nationwide that tobacco use is fun, trendy, and completely innocuous. “More Doctors Smoke CAMELS than any other cigarette”, “More delicate in flavor, too...for those with keen, young tastes”, and “My throat is safe with Craven ‘A’... you can trust their smoothness and quality” were both notable examples of advertising that hooked the now addicted users (Lindstrom). Nowadays, although advertising has become more educational on the negative health effects of tobacco use, it is still normal to see people as young as 18 using the toxic products. However, how can it necessarily be considered ‘wrong’ if the legal age for tobacco

Tobacco advertisements have been a sensitive subject in America especially among parents who do not want their children to become smokers. I know from personal experience that tobacco is extremely toxic and can do major bodily harm. My grandfather was a chain smoker for over twenty years. He started smoking in his late teens and he died from lung problems that were caused by his addiction to cigarette smoking. My father is also a chain smoker and he started smoking when he was sixteen. He is starting to experience the same problems that my grandfather had due to his chain smoking. This history of smokers in my family has struck a cord in me. It has caused me to look further at the history of tobacco advertisements aimed to people