Overview Throughout Summer 2019 at Washington State University, several persuasive pieces were written and posted advocating for the education and removal of hazardous home products. Course requirements for COMSTRAT 561 include three written assignments (minimum 500 words). The following essay discusses the contents of the Written Post Three and describes concepts and tactics of persuasion….
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COMSTRAT 561 – Writing One (Message Factors)
Overview Advocating for education and removal of hazardous home products, The Pro Dad released “The Pro Dad Newsletter” in July of 2019 via Facebook and WordPress at the-pro-dad.com. The following document discusses the written post as it relates to persuasion tactics and concepts studied in COMSTRAT561 at Washington State University. Persuasion concepts include Fear Appeal,…
COMSTRAT 561 – Writing Two (ELM)
Overview Written Piece Two titled “Today’s News” was released on Facebook and WordPress on July 16, 2019. This written post utilizes multiple visual queues, in conjunction with text, attempting to persuade younger audiences and mature developed adults. The following essay discusses the post as it relates to course material from COMSTRAT 561 at Washington State…
COMSTRAT 561 – Week 9
Overview COMSTRAT 561 week 9 requires a post on the advocacy page, facebook.com/hazardoushomeproducts that exemplifies the Theory of Reasoned Action as summarized in course reading Using Theory to Design Effective Health Behavior Interventions penned by Fishbein and Yzer (2002). Meeting the Washington State University program course requirement, two Facebook posts (see above) were released advocating…
COMSTRAT 561 – Week 8
Overview COMSTRAT 561 semester Facebook campaigns require a post that is reflective of concepts discussed in the Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion. Topics include items such as door-in-the-face and jeer pressure. The campaign location, www.facebook.com/hazardoushomeproducts, posts from The Pro Dad have thus far utilized fear appeals, and, this post will…
COMSTRAT 561 – Week 6
Week 6 Requirement For a .pdf download of the written post click here… Overview This weeks campaign requirement involves the concept of Inoculation as described by O’keefe (2002) in his publication titled, Persuasion: theory & research. O’keefe (2002) mentions, “It’s all very well to persuade someone to one’s point of view-but once persuaded, the person…
COMSTRAT 561 – Week 5
Overview The week five requirement in COMSTRAT561 requests that we display a persuasion post that exemplifies how message structure, message content, or the order in which a request is made influences message persuasiveness (See O’Keefe, 2002, pp. 215-240). To meet requirements secondary research was performed and the following essay will discuss the persuasion tactics involved….
COMSTRAT561 – Week 7
Overview The week seven campaign requirement states that the post must take either a “central” or a “peripheral” route when processing the message (See Booth-Butterfield & Welbourne, 2002, pp. 156-158). The following post and discussion explain the confusion a child may feel due to a lack of cognitive ability or life experience. Complexity may prove…
Are Plants Hazardous?
Overview The facebook campaign located at www.facebook.com/groups/hazardoushomeproducts, advocates for the education and removal of hazardous home products. Deadly chemicals and toxins can hide in consumer products within every room of your home. What many parents and homeowners do not realize is that fatalities can result from mishandling or misunderstanding several home product categories from house…