I found it on a quitting adderall website. It attracted me because it's about adderall, and there was also a documentary video posted by group one about adderall. I like this picture. It's visualable and verbal.
I can see the effects of abusing adderall directly and straightly.
Discussion questions:
How the creator represent the result of abusing adderall in this picture?
Why does the creator use the hands holding on the rail in the picture?
How is this picture connected to the documentary video posed by group 1 also about the adderall?
Does it have the answer to the question of whether adderall should be banned to use?
What is the effective of using numbers in this picture?
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ReplyDeleteThis ad from the outset, seems to be fairly controversial. It is mainly due to the authoritative image of hands inside a jail cell, holding onto the bars. The ad claims that if one takes adderall unprescribed, there will be many severe federal charges that no one wants to deal with. Also, this advertisement reads to a certain audience. This audience is mainly to students since it is sponsored by the Student Wellness Office as seen in the bottom left corner. Moreover, this ad displays the very thin line between jail time and sobriety. It shows this by stating in red, capital font that adderall can be just as dangerous us heavy drugs such as cocaine and crystal meth. The author introduces this idea that adderall can be so dangerous and I have personally never considered it to be that serious. This is the most controversial factor of the ad, considering that if it is so dangerous how is it that it is prescribed to thousands of people?
The author represents adderall abuse in the ad with the jail cell pictured in the center. The hands and bar are ones of an inmate and a jail cell. The ad connects with the adderall video from group 1 by it reinforces the fact that adderall abuse is a felony, and that you will go to jail because of it. The narcotics officer in the video was very clear of the restrictions and penalties involved with adderall use and distribution. The numbers just add to emphasis on not using adderall at all.
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ReplyDeleteThe hands on the bars are the focal point of the picture. The author may have done this because a lot of people when thinking of drug abuse think of the affects of drugs on your body but not necessarily of the punishment of using. When saying it could be just as dangerous as cocaine or meth the bars could also represent being trapped by the addiction.
1. When I first saw the picture the two things that immediately caught my eye were the hands on the bars and the word "ADDERALL." Because of this, this visual allows viewers to easily make the connection between going to jail and abusing Adderall.
ReplyDelete5. The effect of using numbers is a logos rhetorical strategy. It allows anyone who sees the ad to easily reason that if you abuse Adderall then you are very likely to end up going to jail and having to pay a large sum of money. This is a logical approach to show how abusing drugs is terrible for your health and safety,
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ReplyDeleteOne of the first things noticed is the predominantly black background, in comparison to the text and hands included in the image. The next feature I noticed was the underlined text for the consequences of using/abusing Adderall without a prescription. The final observation when analyzing the poster is that the altered fonts (colored fonts, and larger capitalized fonts) draw attention to the negative aspects of the subject in the image. Most of the image is explicitly explaining the effects of the unauthorized use of Adderall; however, the section above the fists may imply a different meaning. In a positive outlook, the comparisons to methamphetamine and cocaine imply that Adderall is to be taken seriously and only used when prescribed. Methamphetamine and cocaine can be life-threatening drugs and drawing the connection between Adderall and those listed in the image creates a set of severe consequences if you choose to abuse Adderall. On the other side, a person may look to use Adderall because the image compares it to meth and cocaine. If someone is considering eventually doing cocaine (for example), that person might look to graduate to cocaine after trying Adderall.
As the above discussion states the ad is presented so that Adderall is portrayed in the worst light possible. The ad is trying to get people to see that Adderall is in fact a drug that will cause harm to the people using it. The ad compares Adderall to other well-known drugs that have a reputation for causing problem s in personal life, health, and career fields. The ad also mentions that Adderall is a crime. It makes sure to list the consequences of abusing Adderall. The ad does this because people associate the law with being good and helpful; the fact that Adderall is illegal will discourage many people from using it. The ad also employs the use of a jail cell to create a negative connotation will Adderall. Jail is usually something people try to avoid and the association of Adderall with jail will is just another resource the maker of this ad employs to prove his/her point
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ReplyDeleteOne of the first features noticed was the difference in the colors between the white text and the black background. The white text seems to represent those who are using currently, and the black background seems to show the consequences of being caught with Adderall. There is also red text to display the variety of demographics, as meth and cocaine are drugs usually based on poor and rich incomes respectively. The possible gateway between Adderall and meth/cocaine might come as a shocker to current users, who might fear the eventual consequences of fines and prison time. Also, there is some significance to the colorless skin, that might express the hopelessness that one would experience while behind the bars and still being addicted to the substance. Finally, the background might represent a person being consumed by the darkness of the addiction, as the inmate's fists are the only visual objects of the person.
ReplyDeleteThe poster does not apply to people who do have a prescription for Adderall, who have an equal chance to abuse. Also, the image does not say how dangerous Adderall actually is, in comparison to meth or cocaine. In addition, the add applies to those who are caught without a proper prescription, which may promote thrill-seekers to live on the edge. Also, the poster lacks facts about the side effects and/or serious draw-backs of the Adderall use or abuse. Finally, when abused, the words "and can be as serious" seems to say that Adderall abuse would rarely be as dangerous as meth or cocaine.