GED Social Studies: Deciphering Ads
In today’s day and age, we’re bombarded with a lot of advertisements, and a lot of the time there’s a ton of information thrown at you at once. Sometimes it’s not even related to the product, like when they have women in bikinis playing volleyball in the snowy Alps for a beer commercial. Sometimes there is a lot of relevant information though, and it’s good to know exactly what the ad is trying to get at.
In the above image, what information about the product is most important to the advertisement?
1. It catches a lot of dirt.
2. It cleans quickly.
3. It has bristles made out of nanotubes.
4. It’s red.
5. It’s inexpensive. (Read on …)

