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February 20th, 2009

PSA Analysis

Posted by jross in English 207  Tagged    

How do the actors portay the message?

The actors portray the message by having different emotions and reactions the picture. Every person that came in contact with the picture acting in a different manner from the next. Some were shocked, some enjoyed, some were embarrased.

What persuasive techniques are used in the video?

This uses persuasive techniques such as creating awareness of the problem or issue, showing the importance of the issue, providing new information, and promoting behavioral change.

What role does the voiceover play?

n the six steps to effective PSA’s there is a tip that says talk to your audience not at them. I believe the voiceover does a good job at doing this. Also, the rhetoric used by the narrarator is a persuasive tone and uses key trigger words to grab our attention.

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