In New York City,a series of advertisements on billboards and subway cars conveys the image of soda into bottles of fat.Many of these images also include people trying to drink the fatty contents of the bottle.The advertisements,sponsored by the NYC Health Department,ask "Are you pouring on the pounds?" Looking at the images is unsettling for many viewers.This is an example of ________.

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The use of unsettling imagery in advertisements with the aim of shocking viewers into taking action is known as shockvertising. This is evident in the NYC Health Department's soda advertisement campaign, which uses images of soda transforming into bottles of fat, and people attempting to drink the fatty contents of such bottles, to shock viewers into reducing their soda intake.

In New York City,a Series of Advertisements on Billboards and Subway