January 16, 2013 (Commercials)

Country Corn Flakes

Appeal- By having the two people represent the famous painting, "American Gothic", this commercial uses pathos. Pathos appeals to the audience here because people are familiar with this painting, so therefore they would think of pleasant memories, causing them to buy Country Corn Flakes.

Fallacy- This commercial uses confusion of causation and correlation. It tells people that they will be happy and healthy with country corn flakes, two things which aren't necessarily related.

Alka-seltzer

Appeal- By showing images of people with different sized stomachs, this commercial uses pathos.  By comparing the different kinds of body shapes, the commerical appeals to people's of all shapes and sizes, and makes them want to buy alka-seltzer so that they can have the ideal stomach. It also makes them believe that even they can use alka-seltzer.

Fallacy- This commerical uses confusion of correlation and causation. It tells people that if they use alka-seltzer, they will have a great looking body, two things that aren't necessarily related.

Delk:

Appeal- This commercial uses logos when it said, "Here are two primary facts..." What it said made logical sense, because he was just presenting facts to convince us to buy his product.

January 24, 2012 ("Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?")

In "Where Have You Gone Charming Billy", the mood and setting cause the reader to feel sorry for PFC Paul Berlin. There is a sharp contrast in two different moods from the beginning and end of the excerpt. At the beginning, the author creates a mood that is lonely, dark, and the cold, empty feeling one might expect at a hospital. At the end, the author creates a mood that is optimistic and happy, which also matches the mood of the section in which he reminisces about his childhood. Obviously, this leads us to conclude that he hates that war and wishes that he could leave the lonely, dark reality that is war. Thus, the audience feels sorry for his character because we feel empathy for him.

January 10, 2013 ("Chain Gang")

      I think that the message of this song is that there are a lot of men working hard and being stuck in a rut. By alluding to a "chain gang", he's showing how they can't get out of this situation and how they're sort of stuck working for their whole lives. They are trapped in this work that they're doing and cannot get out, which is symbolized by the chains.