A Rhetorical Analysis Of Nike's Conversation With Lebron James

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With Nike collaborating with LeBron James to create this motivating ad commercial, the creator of this video used a number of rhetorical strategies of appeals and style to help achieve his purpose. The intended goal and purpose is to inspire those to break through boundaries and achieve greatness while ignoring doubters and the negative doings of society. Displaying the typical categorizing situations in society, using expressive, meaningful words enhanced and moved the message out to the public, and creating a sense of urgency to change with the music, was highly effective on the creators side of creativeness.
With creating this long, extensive ad commercial, the creator chose those specific rhetorical strategies for the intended audience

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