When Observing the ad by Hairclub.com the reader can determine many things. The ad displays many different elements that draws in the audience and when looking further you can see what exactly the creator used to capture the audience’s attention. The logo used on the ad is what established credibility and ethos. The use of color, or lack of, the picture of the man with and without hair and also the words used on the ad is used to establish pathos. The creator uses both the elements of ethos and pathos and the ad appeal to the audience of middle aged men everywhere whom have hair loss issues. The ad has only two elements in it one of which is ethos. The creators use two forms of ethos in the ad and when seen by the viewer they establish credibility. The first form of ethos is established by the use of a logo, Hair Club. When the audience sees this logo on the ad they recognize the logo, maybe from another magazine ad or a commercial. The Recognition of the logo give a sense of comfort and …show more content…
By using all the information gathered above about the elements used in the ad and the outlet and location the viewer can determine that the advertisement is directed towards men of middle age everywhere, whom have hair loss issues. The Ad its self is for a hair replacement service and this is determined by the use of their logo, Hair Club. By the picture of the man with hair loss and logo together it can be determined that the ad is intended for men with hair loss concerns. The age of the man in the picture show that the ad is directed towards middle aged men. It can be determined that the the location of the audience is everywhere because of where the original outlet in which this advertisement was found. The advertisement was originally a billboard along many highways and freeways and because of the many different locations these billboards are found, anyone can see this
The advertisements use rhetorical devices such as ethos, pathos, and logos will be used to further understand how this organization’s advertisements appeal to their audience on all levels. Ethos is an appeal to
Dave Cullen spends much of the beginning of the book going in depth about the community, which of course includes the school but more importantly the people. Cullen describes the victims lifes and what was important to them. He humanises them so we can better have empathy, knowing they were people with good hearts and lives just like ours. As he tells us more about the victims it forces the audience to except that they were real people, not just names. In this way he appealed to the audience's sense of pathos, making the audience realize the depth of the massacre.
Whether one is reading some form of text, or watching a commercial, the author or sponsor is conveying a message. Depending on whether the text or commercial is meant to inform, persuade, or simply entertain, there is always a purpose behind it. However, it’s up to the reader or viewer to comprehend what he or she is viewing. The act of determining the rhetorical strategies the author or sponsor is using to entertain, inform, or persuade a specific audience is called rhetorical analysis. Some rhetorical strategies include: logos, ethos, and pathos.
Why is it important for colleges to have a mission statement? It is important for college universities to have mission statements because it indicates what the college academic policy offers students. Mission statements should provide the organization’s purpose and sense of direction while making the university look attractive within the organization to incoming students. A successful mission statement should be able to covey ethos, pathos and logos in some sort of way which will be used in principles of the mission statements. In this paper I will be evaluating, analyzing and comparing the three mission statements that I picked from University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Coastal Carolina University, and University of Florida along
The appeals to ethos is similar to logos, but relies more on trustworthiness and credibility rather than making sense immediately. In Jean Kilbourne’s article Two Ways a woman can Get Hurt: Advertising and Violence, overviews our society and the roles male and female are expected to fulfill. She exposes advertisement’s that promote the unfairness and wrongful
Advertisements: Exposed When viewing advertisements, commercials, and marketing techniques in the sense of a rhetorical perspective, rhetorical strategies such as logos, pathos, and ethos heavily influence the way society decides what products they want to purchase. By using these strategies, the advertisement portrayal based on statistics, factual evidence, and emotional involvement give a sense of need and want for that product. Advertisements also make use of social norms to display various expectations among gender roles along with providing differentiation among tasks that are deemed with femininity or masculinity. Therefore, it is of the advertisers and marketing team of that product that initially have the ideas that influence
These tools are utilized in the commercial for persuading the viewers of its reason, creating an image of credibility surrounding its name, as well as generating an emotional response. “Aristotle’s ‘ingredients for persuasion’ – otherwise known as ‘appeals’ – are known by the names of ethos, pathos, and logos.
At first, many advertisers are clear on their purpose, audience and argument. however, they will be taking more time to consider on the persona, because persona is the image of identity; who is talking makes the advertisement sounds credible. In order to maximize and achieve their goal at the most preferable outcome, they will always make full use of pathos and logos elements. For example: Royal Canin is the best dog food! The seller will decide the most preferable persona in their advertisement is a well-known vet.
The name of the company, Coca Cola, is considered ethos because has a history of credibility. Pathos is another important aspect of the ad where it appeals to its audience’s emotions by accessing a current situation in the United States and by promoting certain values like optimism, humanity, and unity. It shows various ways people enjoy their product and how it brings them together despite their cultural differences like riding horses, going to the movie theater with friends, going to the beach, dancing, spending time with family, etc. Last of all, logos is represented at the end of the commercial where the company’s logo and slogan are
The weapons stand out due to the solid black background, but the weapons that are made from the smoke from the cigarette. There isn’t much repetition in this ad, but one thing that is repeated is the use of weapons demonstrating the effects that smoking has on one’s health. The ad used two effects to emphasize the amount of effects smoking can cause. The alignment plays a role in this ad by putting the noose in the ad. When people look at ads, they generally look at the center first, so putting the noose around the models neck immediately grabs people’s attention.
Axe hair commercials are targeted towards young men who wish to look good and attract beautiful women. This particular ad begins with a young man wearing an unspecified brand of hair product. This young man jumps off a cliff in an attempt to impress an attractive teenage girl on the shore, but he fails to conquer the girl as he climbs out of the water with fish in his hair. Because this is not an Axe hair product, he is humiliated and seems to have lost his chances with the pretty girl. He then goes to wash his hair out and uses Axe hair this time, resulting in the girl's acceptance.
Brandon Martinez Jennifer Penkethman English 1A 17 October 2015 Apollo has Landed In our culture advertisements for personal hygiene products are very common. Whether they advertise shampoo, whitening toothpaste, or antiperspirant deodorant, they are constantly selling new trends in personal care and beauty. Suggesting that there is this high value that our society places on physical appearance.
The erotic atmosphere created with this ad is supported by the details such a the color red which can be related to heat, love and excitement and the sweat which can be related to physical exertion, and in this case the first thing that comes to mind is sexual intercourse because the character is also naked. Although there is a tendency to sell products, there is exploitation of a women`s sexuality. This use of women in media increases the appeal to product, with regard to the interest of the women portrayed in the image or women in general. These types of sexual objectifications in the media affect women and their mentality on how to look in a social place. As examples, women start to be more concerned with their appearance.
In conclusion, the advertisement uses ethos and logos to convince customers to buy the phone. Logos are used to prove to the customers why they should trust Apple electronics. Ethos is used to convince the customers or consumers to buy an Apple device by using a famous celebrity. Now, Apple is very famous throughout the
Olay Advert The ad makes meaning by applying semiotic styles articulately to appeal to the target audience. In the selected photo, a beautiful woman is wearing a smile and with eyes half closed. There are also words in the photograph to bring out the emotional expression in the photo to ensure it makes senses to the targeted audience. The advert designer applies signifiers to creating symbolic meaning that will appeal to the market targeted by the skin product.