I found this textual analysis very interesting and it gave me some insight on the world of publishing magazines. I’ve come to the conclusion that the numbers that are placed on magazines are not always accurate and are
used to get the attention of consumers. Often times these numbers are made up and are usually odd numbers to seem more accurate to the daily public. After reading the textual analyses I went through all my old
magazines to see if this technique was really used. On almost every magazine I own there were large numbers
placed on the front page of each magazine. On a Seventeen magazine it said there were 659 new ways to
look cute on the front cover, which often lures in the young population. The additional magazines I own also
had numbers for ways to lose weight, make-up and clothing tips, and entertaining things to do in the summer. This is a strategy used by many publishers to sell the most copies of their magazines and I agree that this is an effective way to do so. However, I would like the numbers to be more accurate and realistic.
Here the website for the article:
Katharine Q. Seelye: Lurid Numbers on Glossy Pages!
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