Droid Commercial: Analysis Of The Four Approaches

This is shown at the end of the commercial when they try to show that they are technologically savvy.

 The video uses logos by saying that the IPhone 4s has 8 megapixels and all new optics which makes it more than the leading competition.

Commercials, such as the 2012 Chevy Silverado Super Bowl commercial, have become part of people’s everyday life, constantly shocking, exciting, and engaging people with the meaning behind them. People see commercials every time they turn on the TV and file the information away for later situations, such as information about a cell phone data plan or a new vehicle just announced available. Each commercial watched promotes some sort of cause, object, or idea that companies want to sell to the common person. Commercials use symbolism, imagination, ethics, logic, and emotion to sell these things using their promoting techniques, one strong example of these things in action being the 2012 Chevy Silverado Super Bowl commercial.

As the people are watching the television, millions of dollars are used in the commercials. All commercials include big companies like Bud Light, M&Ms, and Doritos. These advertisers spend significant amounts of money, so that consumers will be able to buy their products. One of the commercial that stands out to the me is the Hyundai Genesis with Kevin Hart entitled “First Date. The makers of the commercial use a variety of techniques to persuade people to buy a Hyundai Genesis because of a special feature that other cars don’t have. By persuading people, the author has a purpose, audience to make this commerical. Also they use rational appeals such as ethos,pathos and logo.

In most commercials, with the little time span they have, they must display their product, they usually try to persuade the viewer to either donate, buy or switch. In these commercials on tv, they use rhetoric appeals to do so and try to keep the viewers’ attention, same with these two mobile companies. While both use all the persuasive strategies, At&T connects through pathos and logos while Sprint relays on ethos and logos. They use these rhetorical appeals differently to keep the viewer wanting to learn more and potentially change to their product. Rhetorical appeals are used in both commercials, but one effectively uses these persuasive strategies to convince the viewer to switch to their network.

Nowadays, commercial is becoming a major part of mass media. It does not only try to inform people about the availability and attractiveness of industrial good productions but also contribute to build an awareness of resources and alternatives for customer in daily life. There are thousands of commercials, so to attract customer, advertisers use various kinds on their commercial to make people aware of the firm's products, services or brands. Though they use various kinds on the commercial, the main goal of advertising tries to convince customer to buy their products, or do what they want. An excellent commercial will create a deep impression on their customers, or who want to become their customers by using three classical appeals:

The main purpose of commercials and advertisements is to persuade the viewer to purchase the product that is advertised, but not all commercials are successful in this endeavor. Companies, such as Budweiser and Kleenex, appeal to the viewers’ ethos, logos, and pathos in order to influence them to buy the advertised product(s). In order to appeal to each of the categories, companies use different tactics to catch viewers’ attention. The use of ethos, logos, and pathos can make or break an advertisement based on how it is being used.

Advertisements go through a long process before being filmed. Many factors are thought of when creating an advertisement that stands out and appeals to the audience. They bring in factors like ethos, pathos, and logos to attract the audience and make the commercial interesting. Specifically, The Teddy Bear Duracell commercial leans more towards pathos and incorporates ethos and logos to back up their claims. They created their advertisement in order for their audience to feel emotionally connected while watching it.

What captures the attention of people when they view an advertisement, commercial or poster? Is it the colors, a captivating phrase or the people pictured? While these are some of the elements often employed in advertising, we can look deeper and analyze the types of appeals that are utilized to draw attention to certain advertisements. The persuasive methods used can be classified into three modes. These modes are pathos, logos, and ethos. Pathos makes an appeal to emotions, logos appeals to logic or reason and ethos makes an appeal of character or credibility. Each appeal can give support to the message that is being promoted.

In conclusion, the commercials by Lexus and Volkswagen both make the viewer consider their product. To do this, they use different methods of advertising. Also, both companies target different audiences. When all is said and done, they have varying degrees of success in doing so. Advertising is a fundamental force in today’s society, and because of this, companies must provide the most effective commercials with presentation of as many logical appeals as possible.

When it comes to the topic of commercials, most of us readily agree that commercials are irritating. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the purpose of the commercial. Whereas some are convinced that commercials are meaningless, others maintain that commercials tell a story. Effective commercials are repetitive and illustrate a story. Marketers use rhetoric marketing, the art of persuasive speaking and writing, when persuading an audience to buy a product. Rhetoric marketing is especially effective through the illustration of a story. It is effective because the marketer is able to relate to the consumer with a story or message. Advertisers also use the appeals of logic, credibility, and emotions to intrigue interest in a company. Coca-Cola’s advertisement, “Falling,” depicts the product as a confidence building companion suitable for young love through a series of logical and emotional appeals that visibly promotes the brand’s credibility.

The average person will watch approximately 2 million commercials throughout their lifetime. In this technologically driven environment, it’s the most effective method of appealing to an intended audience. However, there is a lot more to an advertisement than meets the eye. There are numerous methods being used in order to appeal to the audience. Corporations and businesses focus on rhetorical appeal when it comes to creating a successful advertisement.

Not all advertisers do such a great job at taking their point across in an ad. Sometimes there are those ads that you can stare at endlessly, trying to figure out what it is trying to persuade you of buying, but you never understand

Apple is an American multinational company that produces computer software, cell phones, personal computers, and other electronic products for consumers. Some well-known Apple products include: the iPhone, the iPod, the iPad, and the Macintosh line of computers. There are many Apple retail stores in America, as well as overseas. “Apple software includes the Mac OS X operating system; the iTunes media browser; the iLife suite of multimedia and creativity software; the iWork suite of productivity software; Aperture, a professional photography package; Final Cut Studio, a suite of professional audio and film-industry software products; Logic Studio, a suite of music production tools; the Safari web browser; and iOS, a mobile operating system.”(What is Apple?).

We have decided to deconstruct the advertisement as follows: 1.what tools of persusion have been useds? Need to consider language of advertisement? (modality words, mood/tone) (voice used active)