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Beginning to go over advertisements in English class, and I really don't think that advertisements towards the populous contain much in the way of ethos or logos anymore. Well, I suppose that some commercials about teaching things to your children like the Leap Frog commercials are kind of mainly Logos, but they are also directed to the 'responsible adults with children'(who shouldn't be falling for the pathos appeal anymore anyway). The majority of the ads today try to use their sexy pathos appeal to attract everyone, and personally I think that's ridiculous. Each consequent generation of youth growing up is more and more impacted by what they see on advertisements and they are more and more corrupted by these false images that convince them to be what they see.

I don't know if anyone has seen Idiocracy, but their Brawndo commercials are the epitome of what the future commercials may hold for us if we continue this degeneration of ads on kids minds. I'll post the YouTube links, but I can't post the videos because they aren't exactly considered "good, clean, and wholesome for the entire family". There are three of them in all, and there is also a Powerthirst commercial (rip off of Brawndo) which is more obscene and I will not link.
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By the way, I highly recommend you see Idiocracy, and if you think its a stupid movie thats because its a parody of our future. Think about it. Chew on that a little bit, see how it tastes.