Is it more likely, for example, that people will buy cigarettes because they want to feel autonomous or because the cigarettes will make them attractive to the opposite sex?

This is an explanatory synthesis essay. The instructions are: Compare and contrast the types of appeals underlying these ads, as discussed by Jib Fowles in his article, “Advertising’s Fifteen Basic Appeals”. To what extent do you notice significant shifts of appeal from the 1940s to the present? Which types of appeal seem to you most effective with particular product categories? Is it more likely, for example, that people will buy cigarettes because they want to feel autonomous or because the cigarettes will make them attractive to the opposite sex?