Making Sense of Ads – 30 March 2010 by 6 Faith
We are bombarded by advertisements everywhere we go. We see advertisements in magazines, in newspapers, at the bus-stops and even flyers sent right to our doorsteps. In this issue of LRD, there is an exercise (on Page 16) that teaches us how to read advertisements and how to identify the intended audience and what the intended message in the advertisement is. After we have done this exercise as a class, we came to the realization that advertisements are there to create a sense of lack in us. If we think that they are there just to provide information and choices for us then we are really hoodwinked by them. As we discussed, we came to the conclusion that advertisers can never and will never say anything bad or negative about their products. Thus, as consumers, we have to be alert and take advertisements with a pinch of salt.
hoodwinked: to be tricked by someone or something into doing something to the person’s advantage in a clever way
to take something with a pinch of salt: not to believe everything that is said or mentioned.
20 comments:
This is so real. I really would like to try this out when I am old.
I agree! We should be more alert and responsible.. We don't want to go bankrupt!
this exercise hepls us to prevent ourselves from being tricked by fake advertisements
I think it is a good thing not to believe everything in the advertisement as some of the things in it is not true.
I think the advertisers wanted readers to buy their product so they did not write anything bad about it.
I think the advertisers do not write anything negative about their product as they wanted to earn money
By Grace
I think advertisments dont show the bad things about the things that they are advertising.
Advertisments probably don't want to state the negative things about their products because no one would want to buy it. But sometimes it is neccesary to state it because some people need to know. Sometimes there are people who use products that have side effects which are important to state.
this exercise is really helpful for students to identify good advertisements and fake advertisement
Yes, it is true. We really have to be alert... no advertisers will say something bad about their products. Be careful
this exercise helps us to prevent ourselves from being tricked by fake advertisements
Yeah... one of the things they want to do to us, is to earn our money. Don't trust them soo much.
We should be responsible for ourselves and make correct choices.We should look carefully and make sure that we can trust the ad before considering it.Do not be convinced by ads as no advertisers will make themselves look bad.
I agree. People who believes in such advertisements are foolish. We should just live healthily and eat healthily to keep ourselves healthy and not believe in such products.
We should be on our guard and not let these kinds of advertisments convince you.
i agree. we should be alert as people can trick us to get money. we would also not be sure if that product is safe for use.
this exercise is really very helpful for students to identify good advertisements and fake advertisements
Yeah.... Reading advertisements are good for your english and etc. But some advertisements can trick us such as when poeple sell products like face cream etc. We should be vigilant.
i agree... people who believe such things are fools... actually you can easily tell if its true or not.... does it makes sense to have less wrinkles in only minutes???
Yarh , they are fools.
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