DISCUSS

Discussion Question/Prompt

For this discussion board, post the ad you are analyzing in your Ad Analysis Essay. You don't have to write anything, just post the ad (and be sure it is okay for broad consumption... you can email me and ask if you aren't sure!). You will have to post before you can see anyone else's ads. 

post ads and reply to at least  three advertisements posted by classmates. Ads are essentially arguments in visual form, so help your peers by identifying the objections that might come up for the ad. The easiest way to do this is just react as yourself! Does the ad overuse pathos (a topic in this lesson), have the potential to alienate a secondary audience, or strategically misuse data? Does it piggyback on a hot-button issue in a way that is predatory, manipulate the target audience, or create its own problem to solve? There are no right or wrong observations; you are simply helping your peers see the ad from other perspectives!  

Discussion boards should exhibit significant thought and include content with supporting data, references to the text and/or secondary information, articles/websites that relate to the content, cite current events that are relevant, post personal experiences, etc.

Can't find an ad? Remember, you can Google: "Print Ad examples".