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Vanity Fair Rhetorical Analysis

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Logic Analysis of a Print Ad Patented, Proven, perfected, loved. The creators of this Clarisonic advertisement surely must believe it with their ad that appeared earlier in the xxxx issue of Vanity Fair. The advertisement gets straight to the point using mostly explicit logic, leaving nothing significant for the viewers to intemperate rather than reinforcing just how affective this product is. With no bullshit to dig around it is immediately clear to viewers that clarisonic has one clear focus, and that resides in their promise to transform your skin.

The ad depicts a fairly young, attractive woman with slicked back hair, great skin, a vibrant smile, and a direct gaze. The woman also appears to be standing naked holding the facial cleanser, as water magically radiates off of its bristles. Next to the product, a the top of the left page there is a message in a clean sans serif font that reads “The preferred device used and …show more content…

Vanity in the excessive pride, fair connoting something of beauty. Leather goods are an extravagant accessory and a quality piece. Clarisonic follows this beautiful product with more beautiful imagery of an attractive woman with beautiful skin. This rather it be happy accident or intentional could evoke a sense of wanting from consumers. A wanting to have this beautiful life, beautiful accessories, or beautiful young skin. With the message on women’s cancer following directly after the advertisement it reinforces that the advertisement was generally marketed towards women and could reinforce the technological science tone that clarisonic showcased in their choice of language, before and after shots as well as their name

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