Words Can Hurt Rhetorical Analysis

Nate Londa's visual called “Silence the Violence” was created with the intent to effectively present the negative impact of the mass media on the youths’ psychological development. More specifically, Londa's visual makes a powerful statement against children and adolescents being exposed to the portrayal of violent acts in the mass media, e.g., television, movies, music, and video games. At first glance, the central image shows an infant being left alone to his or her own devices and being bombarded with destructive objects. Furthermore, the bareness in the background enhances the central image by not only demonstrating that the child has no one to prevent them from having access of, and exposure to violent imagery, but also the

Advertisers use a variety of appeals to convince the viewer’s to buy certain products or bring a topic to the awareness of the viewer. The anti-child abuse announcement that San Francisco Human Services Agency released is no different. A public service announcement is designed to publicize a problem the nation is facing. Advertisements can appeal to the audience through a variety of elements such as images and speech. In this advertisement pathos and ethos are represented through the sounds and visual content while logos is presented through the statistics given at the end of the advertisement. With this advertisement it is also important to consider the

His frustration is visible in the expression on his face. He appears tired of her bothering him about it, hence the hand. The child is showing a lot of white which can represent faith, I think the artist did this to say that the baby is giving the family faith because they are trying to provide for their child and in order to do that they need to be able to put food on the table which won’t just only help the baby but them as a whole. The woman may also symbolize strength that’s why the artist made her dress and lipstick red; she’s fiery. She may help the husband maintain his sanity no matter how many problems they are going through as a family.

The setting takes place in a living room characterized by darkness, a form of symbolism which constitutes the harsh reality of child abuse. A lamb in the corner represents hope for the abused girl juxtaposed by the darkness in the room. In the living room lies a pair of dark photographs hanging on the wall, a coffee table with black objects on top, checkered curtains surrounding the window

Women evoke in getting abused almost every nine seconds all around the United States. AD Council is getting the message across to abusive husbands and boyfriends. Through impactful of ethos, pathos and logos. AD council is an American nonprofit organization that produces and distributes and promotes public service announcements. Ad Council locates their advertisements at radio stations, magazines, newspapers, billboards and bus stops. (See Figure 1) The AD Council advertising has the influential words in a certain color other than the rest of the words they only use three colors which are red, black and white. Women’s hand is covering the camera, her hair is messy, which shows that the women is being

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is an association dedicated to protecting the health of children everywhere. They have taken on the role to advertise the affect of media violence. The advertisement presented states, “TV made me do it” suggesting that the media influenced this child to act out violently. When first glancing at the image, a person’s eye may be attracted to the red lettering that is bolded in the middle of the advertisement. The advertisement uses a headline to describe the images displayed behind it, while a young boy who is staring straight at you holds a look of emptiness. As you analyze from left to right you will notice a cause and effect in the advertisement. On the right hand side, we are introduced to the negative effect; a Barbie doll stabbed to the wall. This advertisement conveys strong emotions by advertising images of a victim and a perpetrator.

The visual created by Nate Londa shows to us how the violence is the must principal exposure factor “including television, commercial or self-recorded video, movies, video games, print, radio, recorded music, computer, and internet” (Londa, 2011). This kind of information is absorbed for the audience and make some mental changes. Silence highlights stories of overcoming abuse, regaining strength and reclaiming ownership of one’s story. This visual makes a powerful statement about to end the silence around interpersonal violence, remove the stigma and shame imposed on individuals who have experienced it, and create a community which overcomers feel proud to belong to.

Through my use of graphics, text, layout and persuasive techniques, it is evident that I have achieved my goal and created an eye-catching ad that raises awareness of child malnourishment and promotes UNICEF. My striking slogan and bold graphics make my advertisement memorable and hopefully through the use of ads like this one more people will be encouraged to help others. Only those willing to make a difference will create

The main subject matter seen is a woman tightly holding on to the body of her dead child. She is possessively enveloping the child with her muscly arms and legs, creating a frame around the body so it cannot escape. Her furrowed brows and closed eyes express a feeling of deep love for her child, and her sorrows and fragility for he is dead, which is a great contrast against the muscularity of her figure. As the viewer, the artwork evokes a feeling of sadness as the woman’s pain can be felt by the viewer, and it is highly relatable. Confusion can be felt, as the child should not have passed away so young, and anger at whatever separated the mother from her child. These feelings can also be associated with changing times, as it is hard to let go of tradition and accept something new. Change is always hard to accept, especially when something that has been present for so long suddenly disappears and the consequences have to be dealt with.

This paper discusses the Lego picture advertisement which reads “Kids shouldn’t watch too much TV” (see attached picture). The photograph shows a young male sitting on the sofa pointing a gun towards his temple. The surrounding picture shows a coffee table which has a bottle of an alcoholic beverage which is half-empty. There is also a fallen glass on the coffee table. The picture shows that the young person is sweating and has a stressed out face in agony and pain. This advertisement was taken from the Daily Inspiration magazine dated July 8, 2011.

A series of ads have emerged to help fight Child abuse by presenting the negative effects that abuse has on children. The Huffington post has introduced a series of three powerful ads that show an alarming number of children that are abused, will in return become abusers themselves. The advertising ads were created by Y&R Mexico, and they show a grim illustration of child abuse. The ads are in the setting of the home where most abuse happens for children as it is a private unseen setting. Each ad shows multiple individuals to show the cycle of abuse and how it affects children at different stages of life. Both images depict a dark side of child abuse, the underlying issue could possibly anger management.

States United to Prevent Gun Violence is a non-profit organization that aims to decrease gun death and injury. Gun Violence is the use of a gun to cause injury or death, intentional or accidental. SUPGV’s ad campaigns are very strong, emotional, and straight forward. This advertisement shows an image of a typical paper target seen at most gun ranges. There is a white outline inside the man’s figure of a woman and baby. In the top right-hand corner is the text “Bullets leave bigger holes than you think.” A scorekeeper is located in the adjacent corner. The purpose of this ad is to persuade the audience to be anti-gun violence by stimulating many emotions family, togetherness, and even death. The effectiveness is shown through the simplicity of the ad, and it appeals to a variety of audiences. Gun owners, specifically, are the intended audience due to the familiarity of the target, but this takes on a different perspective. The designer condemns gun violence by pathos of family, coloration and placement of figures, the element spacing, and timing.

In 2009, Euro RSCG published the advertisement being discussed along with other images. This organization presented 3 images in its nonprofit campaign; the effects of verbal abuse and more specifically, the effects of verbal abuse on children were the center of each image. The campaign displayed powerful emotion as well as a powerful message through each of its images, but one image seems to be especially designed to capture one’s attention.

Rhetoric involves the scrutiny of the way an author, speaker, or artist utilizes language or words to sway the target audience. Rhetorical analysis thereby denotes a criticism or essay that breaks the non-fictional works into subsections, hence elaborating how every section works in association with other parts to introduce certain effects, such as information, entertainment, and persuasion of the intended audience. In common instances, the scrutiny also deliberates on every involved rhetorical situation or circumstance, on the basis of context, purpose, as well as the audience. One can conduct a rhetorical analysis of various literary works including journals, books, plays, cartoons, adverts, or any other oral performance like speech. One of the most popular and interesting play that has been read and used widely in different learning institutions for literature studies is An Enemy of the People. In this piece, the author, Henrik Ibsen, portrays the major character, Doctor Stockmann, as an enemy of everyone. However, despite being branded as the enemy of the people, Doctor Stockmann has been used to expose the rots happening within town municipality in Norway. Indeed, Doctor Stockmann is not an enemy of the people as portrayed in the play, but the ‘savior’ of the Norwegian township.

Back in April of 2013, Spain had gained a new sense of advertisement – lenticular printing. Lenticular printing is a photograph that gives off a different message depending on the angle it is viewed. Due to this new process the ANAR Child Abuse Hotline had gained a new means of communicating to the younger generations. In the advertisement by Fernando Riveros, Matias Lopez Najavas and Maria Salomon, it shows a little boy around the age of seven to ten. In the adults’ view, there seems to be nothing wrong, except with the boys’ solid face. He looks like something is wrong. The message along with the adults’ view is “Sometimes child abuse is only visible to the child suffering it.” This message is only visible to persons whom are four feet, five inches and above. But, with the child’s view, the advertisement takes a turn for the worse. In the child’s view, the little boy has bruises on his right cheek/jaw and lip. The message for the younger generations is “If someone hurts you, phone us and we’ll help you.” The child’s view can only be seen at four feet, five inches and below. The child’s message cannot be seen by the adults and can only be seen by the young viewer. This picture has a giant meaning to it – the younger generation has a voice.