advertisement analysis Flashcards
Ethos
Appeal to ethics (Person who has credibility speaks on subject)
Pathos
Appeal to emotion. Tries to evoke feelings through story telling, emotional language or triggers, (emotional response from audience)
Logos
Appeal to logic. Persuading audience by using logical arguments and supporting evidence.
Conflict
including conflict solution at the end of the ad, interest audience in resolution.
Testimonials
Ethos. Person you trust celebrity or from your deomgraphic group tells you about thei personal experience with a product. You identify with this person so you feel you also need to try it.
Problem/benefit
They create a problem and offer you a solution
Fear
Appeal to audiences sense of fear (argumentation fallacy)
Bandwagon effect
You should do something because everyone else is.
Shock advertising
used to gain attention and aimed at controversy that will be talked about all over. FREE PUBLICITY. Can be negative but gains brand awareness.
Anti-advertising
Draws your attention to and makes you aware of the conventions of advertising. It tells you you’re smart enough to see throught the trick played by advertising. It convinces you their product is more authenticanddoesnt need false claims
Syllogism
Collective premises and conclusions:
INDUCTIVE; SPECFIFIC STATEMENTS THAT COME FROM GENERAL RULES (CONCLUSIONS THAT MAY BE PROBABLE.
DEDUCTIVE; FROM GENERAL RULES APPLIED TO SPECIFIC INSTANCES.
Enthymemes
incomplete syllogisms