Jennifer Aniston Vs. Mercedes Benz Ice Cream Commercials

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Part Number One: Fallacious Arguments One: Jennifer Aniston Aveeno Positively Radiant Moisturizer commercial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOEbnTa5rkQ This commercial uses the fallacy of Appeal to Authority. They have used a celebrity, Jennifer Aniston, to make the argument that their product is great and you should buy it. They have Jennifer Aniston say great things about a beauty product which will make people want to buy it simply because she is famous and beautiful so people will want what she says is a great product. Two: Dove Self Esteem Commercial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SRRCKLUE6g This Dove self esteem commercial uses the fallacy of appeal to emotion. Their argument is that you should take part …show more content…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJkUHXCVuEI This Mercedes Benz commercial uses the fallacy of faulty analogy. They are comparing not having the new Mercedes Benz to not having ice cream and that is a horrible analogy. Their argument is that you should not wait to buy a Mercedes Benz and keep telling yourself “maybe next year” the same way that Raymond has done his whole life with Ice cream. Raymond has made a promise to himself to never try ice cream until he is thirty years old, and he is keeping that promise to himself. That is not the same as not buying a Mercedes Benz and to be waiting until you can afford the …show more content…

Children who have worked in these conditions suffer from life-long disabilities and die at younger ages. This kind of child labor is of course absolutely immoral. • Because of their young age, children are less expensive to hire, less likely to protest on their working conditions or salaries, and therefore, easier to fire. Businesses are not bound by any regulations and most of companies tend to abuse this situation and literally exploit them. • While children are getting jobs in factories because of their low wages, adults often face difficulties to find work due to child competition. They tend to feel unproductive and ashamed that they can’t support the family, but that their children are, which causes social issues. • By working every day, children miss school and the proper education that could enable them to find better-paid jobs in their adult lives. Children labor perpetuates poverty and exploitation from companies. The Pros of Child

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