My Analysis on Advertisement

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How do companies launch their products to the public? Advertisement plays a part in our daily lives from rural to urban, from work to home, and it is becoming more popular in the modern economy. Companies use commercials such as billboards, leaflets, and testimonials and so forth to introduce goods or services to people and stimulate them to buy those products. Advertisement is everywhere in the media –on the television, in the magazines, on the Internet, and on the radio. Because numerous companies value advertisement around the world to brainwash consumers into buying their goods, consumers should be aware that advertisements not only have a positive, but also a negative impact on society and the economy, and how companies use Aristotle’s method—ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements to launch their products. Nobody denies that advertisements reduce prices of products. This will benefit companies because of the increase in sales and encourage competition against other companies. Furthermore, it will benefit consumers to pay less out of pocket. But, some companies can raise prices on products because companies need money to advertise their products. For instance, a cell phone company, T-Mobile used to have a two-year contract a couple years back and they came up with a solution to gain clients to be under their carrier and try to compete with other carriers. Now, T-Mobile has a prepaid plan from 40 dollars to 70 dollars per month, has worldwide service with no charge, customers can make a plan to pay the full price of the hottest smart phone up to two years, and can upgrade anytime. The recent T-Mobile prepaid commercial I saw was they launched 4g services around the world without any costs. Due to reduced prices on a produ... ... middle of paper ... ...erol whoever has high cholesterol. Overall, a person has many opinions towards advertisements and some people may not agree with my opinion even though it has a positive view and negative views. I cannot say that I like or do not like advertisements because I’m always persuaded to purchase something; it does not have to be from a company; it can be from school and work. Advertisements are useful in societies to create better societies and make life easier for each individual. Using Aristotle’s method, ethos, pathos, and logos help companies address their message to a particular product. Without advertisement, the economy will go into a depressing spiral where no one can buy houses, people would not know any new inventions, and the world would be chaos. We may have criticism towards advertisements whether good or bad, but we need advertisements in our daily lives.

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