A Rhetorical Analysis Of Anti-Cigarette Commercial

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In the “Real Cost Commercial” the whole purpose is to bring awareness of the powerful hold tobacco can have on the consumer. The audience is clearly young adults who are able to purchase cigarettes. The appeals are used to draw the viewer's attention to the message that is being said. This anti-cigarette commercial is used to persuade the viewer’s to stay in control of their freedom.
This commercial uses a story of a teenage girl named Amanda Green in order to bring awareness of the negative impact tobacco can have on the consumer. In this video Amanda is relinquishing part of her freedom to tobacco. Feeling isolated and unhappy she seeks comfort by smoking. She is unable to enjoy the company of her friends because she has become addicted to …show more content…

The music and the dime lighting set the tone and atmosphere of the story. Stirring up the viewers emotions toward the context. The girl's facial expressions shown in the close ups also allow the viewer to see and feel the emotion that is being portrayed. For example, in one of the scenes she is with her friends late at night hanging out at a 24 hour Burger place. She has to step outside because she has the urge to smoke. As she is walking out the door, she looks back at her friends having a good time and talking to one another. She has this doleful look on her face. I feel like she knows that smoking is causing her to isolate herself from her friends. She can’t seem to fight the urge so she just gives in. Miserable and depressed, turning to tobacco for comfort. This shows that she is not happy with the situation she is in. Stated in the commercial “once you light up you sign up” meaning once you start smoking it becomes a craving that you need to …show more content…

We shouldn’t allow others to persuade us to smoke. Knowing the damage this harmful substance can cause. We have control over our own decisions and we shouldn’t allow others to convince us to try something we know is harmful and can hurt us. This anti-cigarette commercial makes us realize we don’t want to end up like Amanda Green. Seeing the way she isolates herself from her friends because she needs to smoke. makes me dislike smoking even more. I know many people who smoke or have tried tobacco and they all seem to know smoking is a major health risk, but they continue to smoke regardless of the negative effects. One of the reasons being that smoking helps them relieve their stress. Tobacco might make them feel good for a little while, but then they have to continue to use it in order for them to feel good again. For them to care more about feeling good then protecting their health really puts them in a dangerous situation. The temptation and desire to feel good is hard to resist because everyone wants to feel good. This is something I never want to experience and this anti- cigarette commercial definitely makes me never want to try tobacco. I believe my health is extremely important and I wouldn’t want to damage or hurt my own body. That is why I’m against

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