Summary Of And The Beast Of Advertising By Jean Kilbourne

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In her argument ¨Beauty... and the Beast of Advertising,¨ author Jean Kilbourne claims that advertising degrades females because it creates unrealistic expectations for females. Kilbourne first appeals to pathos by shocking the audience; she paints the picture of a female in an advertisement staring ¨provocatively¨ at the camera, then contrasts that with the fact that the female is ¨about five years old.¨ The fact that the advertisement would use a child in such a provocative manner would not only shock the audience, but also anger them, drawing them in and making them want to keep reading. Kilbourne again appeals to pathos by telling us that mass media ¨...tell us who we are and who we should be.¨ We are exposed to advertisement since they

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