But it showcases different voices and images of real people who are 'racing for the cure,' or racing to raise money to fund breast cancer research. The primary appeal of the advertisement is an ethical one, namely the need to devote more funding to breast cancer research, and to encourage the viewer to honor the survivors who run in the Komen race. The implication is that if real people suffer breast cancer, and real people are fighting for a cure, the viewer has an ethical responsibility to either donate to the Komen foundation, or even run him or herself in the race. The Dubarry advertisement, the Ralph Lauren advertisement, and the public service commercial promoting the Susan J. Komen Race for the Cure, all use emotional appeals to some extent: in fact, someone might protest that all of these advertisements might be classified as using 'pathos' in their persuasive strategy. Advertising must appeal to the emotion to some extent, if only to make the reader want to view the ad more carefully: the Dubarry ad does depict the boots in an attractive manner, against a field of green, and the images of Ireland, the Dubarry small horse company insignia, and reference to the company's long history,...
The Komen ad even more obviously uses emotion by deploying the inspiring testimony of survivors. But it is the virtually wordless Ralph Lauren ad that has the most naked emotional appeal. There is no ethical reason to buy the product; perfume is not a necessity. Even the clothing worn by the model is probably inferior in quality to that of products designed to actually weather the elements. The appeal of Ralph Lauren is the emotional attachment of the brand name consumers may have, the ad relies upon viewer's subjective desires to be a part of the world of the advertisement, to be part of a world that never was, in America.
This is because of the fact that Chrysler is now getting back its success, as well as because of the fact that the company now is becoming more and more known worldwide. The utilization of Clint Eastwood was also a stroke of genius. His voice is not only well-known but also authoritative and emotional in a way that only adds credibility to the brand. The ethos here is thus found
Christian Biotechnology: Not a Contradiction in Terms Presented with the idea of "Bioethics" most people in the scientific community today immediately get the impression of repressive, Luddite forces wishing to stifle research and advancement in the name of morality and God. Unfortunately, this stereotype too often holds true. If one looks over the many independent sites on the Internet regarding bioethics, reads popular magazines and publications, or browses library shelves for
Censorship in Music Censorship Under the Guise of Protecting the Children Rock and Roll Culture Hip Hop Culture Is Censorship in Music Viable and Does it Make a Difference? There have been many attempts by society control music. Governmental statutes, agency regulations, business controls and parents have all tried to censor the music. Sometimes they have succeeded and sometimes they have not. The examination of various aspects of rock and rap music censorship involves general
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Certainly, rhetoric lends itself to the discovery of truth, as truth (Aristotle suggests) always makes more intuitive and intellectual sense compared to falsehood, and so equally talented rhetoricians will be more convincing sharing the truth than sharing falsehood. However, critics have pointed out that there is so "tension between Aristotle's epistemological optimism and his attempt to come to terms with rhetoric as a culturally and contextually specific social institution....
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