Feb 10: Pathos

Alessandra, Trista, Bojun

FDA “Skin” Commercial: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-cu1Wdxu6Y 

Appeals:

Pathos: 

  • Fear: overall aesthetic of ad/ setting 
  • Sympathy: pain of pulling off skin 
  • Pity: skin peeling for cigs
  • Empathy: smokers fear 
  • Anxiety: future of health as a smoker 
  • Nervousness: what’s to come after there no more skin to rip off
  • Scared: her wellbeing
  • Denial: “this could and would never happen to me” 

Ethos:

  • created by FDA 
  • TheRealCost.gov shown at the end of ad 

Logos: 

  • Widely known fact that nicotine/ smoking can be harmful to your health 

 

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