Are fear appeals always effective in changingattitudes? Why?

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Are fear appeals always effective in changing
attitudes? Why?

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Advertising appeals are communication strategies used by marketers to grab the attention of consumers and induce them to buy the product/service offered by the company.

There are different types of appeals in advertising:

  • Emotional appeal
  • Humor appeal
  • Romantic appeal 
  • Social appeal
  • Personal appeal
  • Rational appeal

Fear appeals relates to creating a fear in the minds of the consumers  by describing a threat to them if they do not purchase a product and also motivating them to purchase the product in order to protect themselves from such threats.

 

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