Rhetorical Analysis Advertising

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The use of rhetorical appeals in advertisements are used in many of different ways. The way an advertisement is designed depends on the intended audience. Two car commercials that successfully appeal to their intended audience are the Hyundai Genesis first date commercial and the Lamborghini Aventador commercial. The Hyundai company specializes in making and selling mid-sized family cars. In this commercial Hyundai advertises the Genesis with the car finder feature which can locate your teenage driver. The intended audiences for Hyundai are families or parents of teenage drivers. The Lamborghini company specializes in making and selling expensive, fast sports cars. The Lamborghini Aventador commercial focuses on the handling, anterior …show more content…

The boy became frantic so they left the carnival in the nice silver Hyundai Genesis. The boy drove to a nice romantic area on top of a hill overlooking the city. The boy begins to wow the girl and leans in for a kiss. All of a sudden a helicopter with a mouth painted on the side resembling a shark, flies up from below. A rope ladder is hanging down from the helicopter and holding on is the dad. The dad, Kevin Hart is shouting " you messing with the wrong daddy". (Hyundai) At this time the boy is very freaked out and says to the girl " I'm taking you home". (Hyundai) The commercial shows the Hyundai Genesis driving down a road and following behind is the helicopter. A man's voice is heard as the helicopter is following the Hyundai Genesis stating "car finder on the Hyundai Genesis". (Hyundai) When they return to the girls house they are greeted at the door by dad, Kevin Hart. The girl looks mad as she walks in the door, the boy on the other hand looks scared to death. As the boy hands the keys back to the dad you can hear a man's voice state "a dads got to do what a dads got to do". (Hyundai) The advertisement did a great job at appealing to parents by

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