Rhetorical Analysis: Kellogg’s Shredded Krumbles

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There is no doubt that throughout our history advertisements, whether in print, radio, or television, have been the means to spread knowledge of products and services. What started out as a way to spread the word about a product has become a billion dollar a year industry with companies competing to catch the eye of the consumer and draw them in. In today’s time, advertising is considered a science as well as an art form, with antiques being sold for thousands of dollars at auctions all over the world. In the twentieth century companies have devised ways to pinpoint the interest of different demographics, using this skill to design products toward the consumer. In 1920, Kellogg released an advertisement for Kellogg’s Shredded Krumbles that sold the cereal on the fact the consumer will gain natural energy and grow up healthy, but what we will determine is why and how this advertisement succeeded. Kellogg’s Shredded Krumbles clearly plays on the logical point that the better a person eats, the better they are going to feel. This was very important in a post-World War 1 time frame when our soldiers were coming home to stay. Kellogg’s took advantage of this promising the consumer that not only will Krumbles taste great but that it would help in "making muscles and bone and rebuilding weary nerve cells". For some consumers they may perceive this as, “Eat Kellogg’s cereal and we can help restore body and mind” and in a time where weary nerves could be found in any home from either the cause of war or the stress of it, a promise of restoration would have greatly affected the consumers decision on which brand was best for their family. The Kellogg's Company was founded as a health food company, designed to promote better eating habits at breakfast than the usual standard of bacon and eggs. Kellogg’s is one of the oldest existing and influential food companies in
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