My thesis statement:

This ad is trying to tell people to completely forgo medicine in lieu of communication. 

Outline 

Paragraph 1: An introductory paragraph with thesis

Paragraph 2: paragraph describing the picture. 

Paragraph 3: Symbolism in the image 

Paragraph 4: Appeals to rhetoric

Paragraph 5: Audience 

Paragraph 6: My background and how it affects the image

Paragraph 7: Conclusion

Two Body Paragraphs 

The ad seems to be picturing a dinner table. It seems as though two people are talking. Someone is holding a pack of pills over the people’s faces. In the top corner there is the white and green text that says “Medicine,” in big bold letters “is not enough” under that it says, “The best way to help someone with depression is to listen to them.” the name of the organization is in green then it says, “how to help” and next to that in green once more is the phone number of the organization.  The photo is dark and black and white. Overall, the photo isn’t a complex image. But if you look a bit deeper you can find much symbolism which could lead us to understand their second argument. 

The first symbols can be seen with the placement of the pills. The fact that the two people are having a conversation behind the medicine could be a metaphor for how the medication is blocking people from having effective communication, which they feel is better and more useful than medication. For some people anti-depressants just make them feel foggy or apathetic. It’s in black and white giving the image a feeling of desolation and permanence. The only color in the image is the green colored name of the organization and the phone number of the organization. Green is a symbol of safety and moving forward giving their own name and phone number embarks this sense of safety or comfort. These symbols paired with appeals to pathos and ethos.\