Blog #2

I totally agree with the add on the blogg page about runners finding dead bodies. I watch a lot of television and a lot of the crime shows always start out with runners finding dead bodies. I also thought that it was a good and corny way to catch a readers attention.

The only place that I run, and that's if I run, is at the gym. The full add made me think twice about the difference between running and jogging but I don't fully agree with it. The part about running on the playground and how running is everywhere and jogging is a learn habit really got to me. That part I agree with but the add shouldn't have criticized joggers.

The picture showing the evolution of man caught my eye. The text in the add was very personal and directly aimed at the reader. I can defiantly tell that it was intended to persuade. Dark colors gave the add a negative tone and made the words seem more forceful.

This add promotes running by stating that it is vital to survial and it is in our nature, where as jogging is just a dumb learned habit that does it no good. I get the message to either run or don't run at all. Jogging is useless.

I see this add as marking advantage towards runners because it is giving runners a good image and runners would fully agree with this add and would back it up 100%. Runners seem to be very serious about their sport and this add looks down on joggers, who they give the impression to be people who just aren't good enough for running. This add defiantly boosts a runners ego.


Logos is used a lot in this add. The add really makes an impact with it's text because uses a lot of facts, reasoning and logic. The pictures added some pathos they didn't impact me as much as the writing. I would choose the first add because it was stronger. Runners are usually the ones who really pay attention to what shoes the are buying so they are the ones who will be looking at the adds. I buy a new pair of running shoes maybe once every two years and it is usually based on how they look and not the quality. The second add is more soft and personal to those who aren't runners but as a non runner, the add isn't as memerable remember able.