o Select one of the following links to view the video ads available at that Web site: http:// www. toyota. com / corolla / demos. html� http:// www. progressive. com / commercials / progressive-commercials. aspx� http:// www. pedigree. com. au / tv / � http:// www. wendys. com / ads / �
Answer the following in regard to each of the two examples in a 100- to 200- word response: �
o Who paid for each example to be created? o Can you detect a slant— that is, a secondary opinion conveyed by the examples’ creators?
o What does each example reflect about society at large? Is it credible? Explain your answers.
Answer the following in regard to the news clip in a 50- to 100-word response: � o Are you skeptical of the sources’ credibility? Why or why not? o Do you detect any bias? Why or why not?
Answer the following in regard to the video ad on one of the links above in a 100- to 200- word response: �
o Does the ad make a claim? o What fear or desire does the ad play into? o Does it target an existing fear or desire or does it try to create a new fear or desire?
o Does it try to invoke feeling, use admirable people to persuade, or describe a common situation?
o Would you make a purchase based on the information pres