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When Walking, Do You Ever Encounter Flyers On The Wall

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When walking, do you ever encounter flyers on the wall of a store? You may notice that there are some job advertisements, then you start reading it. From that moment on you will continue to evaluate this advertisement. You might have not known that it could be its own genre. The purpose of a job advertisement is to capture the interest of a job seeker. Therefore, to convince potential applicants the authors of the job advertisements uses questions to engage the readers, and have them reflect about what the question is asking. The tone of the advertisements gives the applicants the sense of comfort and friendliness, making them want to become a part of that environment. Lastly the advertisement uses compliments to allow the applicant to …show more content…

They are trying to find the way to relate directly to unemployed job seekers. The example of this in one of these texts is “you want something else. … looking for new energy?” (HYA). First the writer is stating what they believe the situation their audience might be in, and then writes as if they are trying to speak to the readers, so they can then figure out what it is they need. The question “looking for new energy?” is supposed to make the reader respond for themselves rather than the author saying that they know what the applicant wants. If the author stated straightforwardly that they knew what they wanted it wouldn’t create the element of attraction, as a question would. When the question is framed “looking for new energy?”, the reader will have to decipher that for themselves without being told that they are correct. Therefore, when the reader sees the coincidence of the advertisement connecting to their problem, then that is how they get grabbed by the ad. The reader will start to think about the question, and reflect on their current situation and internally respond to themselves about it. Then they will realize and appreciate how the company is aware of the reader 's situation. The reader will know that since the company is aware of not wanting to work in “an uninspiring agency” (RF), they will provide their employees a job that is inspiring. Including a question is one of the key ways to engage, and persuade the reader

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