Assignment: Advertisement Analysis
Choose an advertisement on television, on the radio, on the Internet, or in print.
Describe, deconstruct, and analyze the advertisement by answering the following items:
a. Where did you find the advertisement ?
b. Briefly describe the scenario depicted in the advertisement.
c. What product is advertised?
d. Who is the audience for this advertisement? How do you know this?
e. Identify the main claim in the advertisement.
f. Is the claim credible? Why or why not? Use class terminology to explain.
g. What might make the claim more credible? What might make it less credible?
h. How does the author use rhetorical strategies to sell this product to its audience?
i. Does the advertisement reveal any cognitive biases? Which ones and how?
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.