State Farm Rhetorical Analysis

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The State Farm ad uses rhetorical elements like music, still image, visuals, and narration to ensure its audience of security and support regardless of how serious the damage is. In addition, these elements were in the ad to show the damage that natural disasters cause and also provide perspective on how these State Farm representatives can help you manage damages like this. They went with an appeal which was scarier to convince their audience that no one can control Mother Nature and the devastation that comes with natural disaster, but what they can control is buying insurance. State Farm then represents themselves as the heroes that can come save the day, when you buy insurance not only are you insured, but what also comes with insurance is security and support. The still images of destroyed houses in the film present the …show more content…
The softer music faded briefly to a more serious tone while the agent had his back towards the camera facing the treacherous sea. The deliberate newer appeal had to be the answer when their purpose is to win over consumers who were victims to much worse and serious accidents like natural disasters. Not discrediting their normal witty commercials on damaged vehicles but State Farm couldn’t compare damaged cars to properties being absolutely obliterated, therefore, they couldn’t go with a sappy witty appeal. In order to win over victims in distress and to gain their trust, State Farm had to change their rhetoric and know when to use their Kairos effectively in succeeding of gaining the trust of these