Advertising Techniques: Persuasive Appeals in Advertisements + “The Rule of Three”
The Rule of Three Advertisements must have: A picture A slogan/words Logo/contact information
The Rule of Three Picture--(human with fish head Slogan: “Stop Climate Change Before It Changes You.” Logo: WWF (Panda)
They need to have a persuasive appeal
Appeals by Association: Testimony Usually someone famous recommending a product or a valued customer.
Appeals by Association: Plain Folks Appeal
Emotional Appeal: Humor Ads that make you laugh so they can catch your attention.
Emotional Appeal: Fear Using fear to solve something or influence you into buying a product.
Emotional Appeal: Fear
Emotional Appeal: Vanity Appealing to people’s desire to want material items (cars, money, etc.)
Appeal to Values/Morals
Loaded Language—word choice Using strong words to make you feel like the product is amazing
Assignment Complete the Brainstorming Sheet Then, create your own advertisement using Microsoft publisher/Word or on a piece of paper. You must have “The Rule of Three” as well as one persuasive appeal.