A Rhetorical Analysis Of A Non-Smoking Ad

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A non-smoking ad that I recently came across shows a very strong message. The ad shows a man’s hands loading a gun with cigarettes. On the side of the picture it gives a list of thing that happen from smoking cigarettes. The last thing is a bold statement saying, “Smoking Kills ….so why bother starting”. Due to the strong message proposed by this ad, the likely hood of someone paying attention to it is high. The ad describes what cigarettes do to your health in an appealing way. The logos ethos is so real about this advertisement due to the idea that if one smokes they will die. The gun with the cigarettes sends the message that cigarettes and bullets are equivalent to each other. As we all know bullets are used to kill people and through