Why Do People Need To Wear Seatbelts

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The Importance of Safety Belts Public service announcements (PSAs) play a vital role in presenting information to the public in an entertaining and effective way. Public service announcements aim to educate, inform, and inspire action on various issues that affect society. They often have a powerful message and are displayed to the public through television, radio, social media, and billboards. Two different public service announcements that are astonishing in portraying the importance of safety belts are “You Could Learn A Lot From A Dummy.flv” by the Ad Council and US Department of Transportation created in 1985 and “Supergirl” PSA Seat Belts (1984)” by the US Department of Transportation & DC Comics created in 1984. The public service announcements, …show more content…

In the video, “Supergirl” PSA Seat Belts (1984)” created by the US Department of Transportation & DC Comics, starts off by showing different clips of car crashes and then brings in Supergirl almost as if she is a news reporter. Supergirl goes on to talk about why people need to wear their seat belts. This PSA uses a bold and charismatic tone along with using the appeal of pathos, logos, and ethos to effectively present the message and purpose of the importance safety belts play. The authors, US Department of Transportation & DC Comics, use pathos to appeal to the emotions of the audience. Supergirl addresses the problem of serious harm caused by car accidents by stating that, “Safety belts could save their lives” (US Department of Transportation & DC Comics, 2020, 0:04). She says this to emphasize to the audience that wearing a seat belt can be the difference between life and death, pulling on the emotions of the audience. This video also addresses that, “your life is in your hands” (US Department of Transportation & DC Comics, 2020, 0:15). This makes the audience really think about whether their life is worth not wearing a seat belt. Logos is also seen in this PSA by stating the obvious fact that not wearing a seat belt could “prevent thousands from being horribly disfigured or crippled for life” (US Department of Transportation & DC Comics, 2020, 0:08). This makes people think about how many injuries and deaths could have been prevented had someone put their safety belt on. The authors also report “16,000 people die in car crashes every year that don’t have to” (US Department of Transportation & DC Comics, 2020, 0:01). They say they could be the next one of those 16,000 people who die if they choose to not practice safe driving habits. Lastly, the appeal ethos is shown by the

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