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Us-versus-them positioning

Don't Kid Yourself...it's Up to You. Stop Him!" poster

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The pattern

This still is filed under Us-versus-them positioning.

Define

The buyer is invited into a side. The product is what we use. The named other is what we refuse.

Mechanism

Identity contrast. Choosing the offer is choosing a group. The out-group does as much work as the claim.

Verdict

The category is crowded

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Why it works

The artwork uses intense eye contact and a literal weapon pointed at the viewer to create immediate visceral fear, while the headline cuts through diffusion of responsibility by pointing directly at 'You'.

Steal this when

You need to shatter complacency by putting the responsibility for a massive threat squarely on the individual.

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