The two topics I’ve chosen to use for my second analysis paper come from two separate forms of media. One is the popular Spielberg movie “Saving Private Ryan” and the other is an advertisement for the Army National Guard. In the advertisement, there are two halves represented: one half depicts five people as citizens and the other half depicts those same five people dressed in army attire and addresses them as soldiers. I have chosen to write an analysis for these pieces because they both have a common theme: the army. They’re similar in that they encourage the general public to learn something about the army, whether it be from visual depictions or by actively becoming a part of it. Both medias illustrate bravery and courage that is required to be a part of such a field and both possess pathos appeals to draw in the audience. While one is more subtle (the advertisement) and the other has a great deal more active depictions of what it is like to serve on the front lines (the movie), they both are clearly using informative arguments to reveal to the audience something about the army. The two differ, however, in the sense that “Saving Private Ryan” is for entertainment and was created simply to reveal to the audience Hollywood’s rendition of a great war fought in history. The National Guard advertisement is using a persuasive argument to encourage regular citizens to consider somehow being a part of the army by representing the pride and satisfaction that comes from serving the country. It uses less of a pathos appeal than the movie by emphasizing the idea that the audience should act on the idea to be a part of the army.
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