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WHAT DO YOU SAY AMERICA? (Mussolini)" poster

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The pattern

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Define

The first line is a question the reader was already asking, or one they cannot leave unanswered.

Mechanism

Open loop plus recognition. A good question is the reader's objection, spoken first by us.

Verdict

We know the real objection and can answer it in the next breath.

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Why it works

It uses the enemy's own damning quote to provoke outrage and couples it with a direct, challenging question to the reader. The stark, menacing visual of the dictator reinforces the threat.

Steal this when

You want to incite action by framing the choice as a direct response to an antagonist's outrageous claim.

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