Attention television watchers! Are you in for a treat? Yes you are! Our new product, the Superforce 80, is now available at your local electronics outlet. It will give you everything you need in entertainment quality. Now, your family can spend many happy evenings, curled up together, enjoying quality time. There is a limited supply, so get yours now! Everyone is asking about the Superforce 80, so don't be left behind in the 20th cent. Which of these persuasive strategies is not seen here? a. rhetorical question b. bandwagon c. either-or reasoning d. sense of urgency

Question

Attention television watchers! Are you in for a treat? Yes you are! Our new product, the Superforce 80, is now available at your local electronics outlet. It will give you everything you need in entertainment quality. Now, your family can spend many happy evenings, curled up together, enjoying quality time. There is a limited supply, so get yours now! Everyone is asking about the Superforce 80, so don't be left behind in the 20th cent.  Which of these persuasive strategies is not seen here? 		 a. rhetorical question		 b. bandwagon		 c. either-or reasoning d. sense of urgency

anonymous · Answer

i think its B ............but im not sure .....
hummmm ...........yhh its B :)

jagatuba · Answer

A rhetorical question is a question that is asked, but is not looking for an answer. It is used to get a listener to consider a point of view or listen to a pitch.

Bandwagon is a very common propaganda/persuasion technique used in both politics and in advertising. "Look everybody else is doing it. You should too! Don't be left behind!"

Either/Or reasoning is a logical fallacy and a somewhat common technique in rhetoric. The speaker illogically reduces an argument to the point of having two sides; either this or that. Most arguments have many facets and are not so easily boiled down. For example, Either you get good grades in high school or you don't go to college. Many high school students with poor grades have gone to college.

Creating a sense of urgency is arguably the most popular practice in advertising. Think about all the commercials you have seen that say, "ACT TODAY" or "Limited Time Offer" or "Offer only valid for the next hour." Of course then you see the same commercial the very next day or an hour later. Creating a sense of urgency prods the target to purchase on impulse rather than thinking through their purchasing decision.

And by the way, that ad is terrible. Anybody who would buy Superforce 80 based on that ad copy would be a fool, but I realize that they just threw together a bunch of advertising techniques so that they could have a question.