Types of advertisements Flashcards
Testimonial
Statement endorsing an idea/ product by a prominent person (celebrity endorsement)
The product can be in/outside of a particular field
Famous pple promote an item and draw attention (Nike)
Snob appeal
Aims to flatter
Makes assumptions/ insinuations that this product/idea is better than others
Thus those pple who use it are also (in their dreams)
“Avant-Garde” ahead of times
Plain folks
Opposite of snob appeal
Identifies product/idea with a locality or country
Practical product for ordinary people
Patriotism
The purchase will display a love of country
The person will financially help the country
Facts and figure statistics
In this persuasive technique, numbers, tables and graphs are used to show statistics of both sides
In facts and figures
Statistics to prove superiority
Expert opinion
they use experts such as doctors, dentists, engineers, fitness trainers to say that they recommend this product
Glittering generalization
USING FANCY WORDS WITH NO VALUE
using simple phrases that sound good but have no real value or meaning
Emotional words
Luxury
Beautiful
Paradise
Economical
Repetition
Words or phrases in an advertisement are repeated several times for effect. Repetition gets your attention and stresses a slogan or product.
Repeating smthing helps to rem the product