Elements of persuasion

Question

Assignment:

Step 1:

Choose and view one of the following ad campaign commercials:

1. Dove: Real Beauty Sketches
2. Smokey II: Prevent Wildfires. Receive a Bear Hug
3. Apple: iPhone X- Animoji Yourself
4. P&G: Thank You, Mom- The Winter Olympics
5. Dos Equis: Most Interesting Man in the World

Step 2:

Thoroughly discuss the following questions:

1. Did your chosen campaign involve primarily central or peripheral route persuasion? Why do you believe the campaign designers chose that route for their campaign?
2. Did the campaign effectively use the four elements of persuasion (the communicator, the message, how the message is conveyed and the audience)? In discussing the use of the four elements of persuasion, be sure to address the strengths and weaknesses of the campaign.
3. How would you change the campaign to make it more persuasive? You must support your suggested changes with social psychological theory or research (from the textbook or outside resources) and provide appropriate reference(s).

References

Koch, E. J. & Lomore, C. D. (2009). This is a public service announcement: Evaluating and redesigning campaigns to teach attitudes and persuasion. Teaching of Psychology, 36, 270-272.

Important guidelines to follow:

Write at least a 300-word, well-developed and well-written response. Use APA Formatting Guide to create accurate citations and documentation to give credit for any resource material used in your response.