Ethos Pathos Logos

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In this advertisement, Ethos is conveyed by showing that Samsung, the most well-known company globally has taken a bold stand in creating a product that has not been created before by having it also written in the advertisement “The world’s first curved UHD TV”. The fact that the company is notable and trustworthy, it guarantees that the curved television will have a good perception amongst the consumers and people will be persuaded to purchase the product, hence exhibiting the Ethos appeal. The magazine advertisement for the Samsung UHDTV main objective is to compare the actual sky-line to the virtual city sky-line which is displayed on the television. This advertisement is trying to communicate to the readers that the quality of the video …show more content…

The advertisement uses the colour blue to create a calming effect incorporating the Pathos appeal. Additionally, the colour blue is used to symbolize that Samsung is a company that is completely trustworthy, reliable and loyal to the fellow customers. Due to the fact the advertisement used magazines as a medium; it helps the reader to view a higher quality of the product. (Huebsch,n.d.) This advertisement is mainly targeted to middle and upper-class families who would invest on a television that provides an experience so life-like. Moreover, it is targeted to readers who have a subscription to the Times magazine in which the advertisement was located. In this Samsung UHD TV advertisement, it is visible through the billboard advertisement the television is indeed a …show more content…

The movies in the advertisement consist of “Clueless”, “Back to the future”, “Gravity”, “Zoolander” and “Field of dreams”, all of the movies stated have a common theme with each other which include creating a heart wrenching emotional impact to the viewer. Thus, the Pathos appeal is used to create an emotional impact and as well as using well-known lines from the movies to enhance the appeal. Likewise, the movie scenes are used to describe the variety of options available in the television demonstrating the Logos appeal to make the viewer’s more intrigued towards the product and what it has to offer. The advertisement uses trends and movies from different generations in order to attract people from different demographics. The video advertisement ends with the line “The next big thing is here”. With the insertion of this line, it makes the viewer’s curious as to what exactly is in this new “big thing” and the options available in the television which makes it desirable. The music in the background of the video provides the viewers a comfortable experience while watching. Although, as more of the Samsung UHD TV in the advertisement is revealed, the rhythm of the music increases in order for the viewers to anticipate as to what the advertisement is leading to. The advertisement for

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