View the advertisements, below. Then, select three and explain if and how you see the above concept in action. Describe what product or service each of the three ads is trying to sell . Then, explain what you think each ad is actually selling. Finally, describe whether you can think of any ethical concerns related to this approach of communication.
- Obama: “Hope” (Political Campaign Poster) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_%22Hope%22_poster)
- “We Can Do It!” (Propaganda Poster) Links to an external site. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Can_Do_It!)
- Old Spice: The Man Your Man Could Smell . (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE)
- 1984 Apple’s Macintosh Commercial (HD) [Video file]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/embed/VtvjbmoDx-IClick here for a transcript of the video.
- Volkswagen: “Think Small” (Print Ad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Think_Small.jpg)
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