Executive Summary: The Salvation Army

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An author can take hours and describe an image but it will never have the full effect of actually showing the audience the image. Images are a very powerful tool to utilize when not only trying to show viewers the topic you have described to them, but also when attempting to make viewers feel a certain way about the topic. The Salvation army uses a graphic image to successfully persuade viewers into seeing things that culture tries to avoid discussing and to get the audience to take action against this topic. One may have seen the dress that is black and blue or, white and gold. In 2015, a meme on Buzzfeed went viral of a dress. People around the country went wild trying to argue whether the dress was white and gold or black and blue. The …show more content…

There is no bright colors, and they do not go out of their way to draw attention to their ad. For example the writing in the ad is only white. “Why is it so hard to see black and blue?” appears larger than the rest of the writing on the ad because that is what the author is hoping for the viewer to focus on while looking at the ad. The writing is simple, but yet has a large effect on the viewer. It causes the audience to think about what they do in their own life. . The organization chose a simple grey background and white lettering to get viewers to focus mainly on the girl. Since the background is grey, the audience is forced to notice the white writing and to notice the girl. The simplicity of the ad is what makes this ad most effective. There is nothing that distracts the viewer away from the main idea of the ad, it is very straight …show more content…

The logos of the image is used when it is stated that, “one in six women are victims of abuse,” which shows the audience how frequently domestic abuse occurs. Many people in our society will very quickly share something interesting that they see online, however, they will not take the time to read statistics. Adding the logos into this advertisement allows the viewer to actually know the statistics of domestic abuse. The ethos displayed in this paper is shown through the advertisement being sent out by the Salvation army. The Salvation army is an organization that many people are aware of, which makes it an accredited source. When someone has actually heard of the organization promoting an advertisement, it helps them to trust the information they have learned from it. Pathos is the final form of literary devices used in this ad, it pulls at the audience’s emotions. When the viewer looks at this ad, they feel sympathetic for the girl and this is where the pathos appear in this ad. Guilt is also used in this ad because it makes the audience realize that the they may have been one of the people who shared the image of the dress but was unaware of the domestic abuse

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