In the article by The Onion, the authors use satire to mock consumers of new products. The article focuses on the new “MagnaSoles” inserts for shoes for people who are “stressed and sore-footed.” Comparing the products to other products, and customers of the products, the author is able to use humor and satire to show how products are marketed to consumers. The author targets a certain consumers, people who are “stressed and sore-footed.” By targeting consumers for the “MagnaSoles” shoe inserts, it creates a purpose for the product to be marketed. With the “stressed and sore-footed” people, the author adds that they are “clamoring,” shouting, yelling, and demanding, for the new shoe inserts, which creates the allusion that the product works and is worth the money. …show more content…
The authors of the article push heavily to show how great the new product is using hyperboles and personification. The “MagnaSoles” are personified multiple times throughout the article, “... it harnesses the power..,” “utilize the healing power,” and “go several steps forward.” to show that the “MagnaSoles” are able to do what people can do, but simpler. The author also hyperbolizes the shoe inserts to show how great they are. They say, “MagnaSoles is not just a shoe insert, it’s a total foot rejuvenation system,” “enabling your soles to heal your entire body as you walk,” and “MagnaSoles go several steps further.” Using words such as “just”, “entire,” and “further” add to the reasons why the author believes that the product is so
In the mock press release create by “The Onion”, the new shoe insert Magnasoles are described as being set apart from all other shoe inserts by the pseudoscience that the sole imploys. The new soles are being marketed as having magical powers are curing peoples injuries and changing the ways that people are walking. The writers of the press release use falsified ethos and claims in order to show the public how gullible consumers are becoming.
“The Onion’s” mock press release on the MagnaSoles satirical article effectively attacks the rhetorical devices, ethos and logos, used by companies to demonstrate how far advertisers will go to convince people to buy their products. It does this by using manipulative, “scientific-sounding" terminology, comparisons, fabrication, and hyperboles.
The Onion’s mock press release markets a product called MagnaSoles. By formulating a mock advertisement a situation is created where The Onion can criticize modern day advertising. Furthermore, they can go as far as to highlight the lucrative statements that are made by advertisements that seduce consumers to believe in the “science” behind their product and make a purchase. The Onion uses a satirical and humorous tone compiled with made up scientific diction to highlight the manner in which consumers believe anything that is told to them and how powerful companies have become through their words whether true or false.
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MagnaSole shoe inserts seem to have everything a person could ever ask for; they can heal any ailment, grow back limb, read your horoscope, and even make you fly. While these claims are hardly accurate, they might as well be when compared to the satirical claims iterated in the article. By utilizing often-hyperbolic appeals, The Onion efficiently drew attention to the utter falsehood and senselessness of modern advertising in order to common on its absurdity and lack of foundation.
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MagnaSoles are shoe inserts that claim to heal more than just the feet, but the body as a whole. It’s a made-up product featured in a The Onion article, a website that’s known for ridiculing society. In this article, The Onion satirizes product marketing and it’s consumers with a mocking tone through the use of sarcasm, parody, and faulty science.
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