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Us-versus-them positioning

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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

Emphasizes unity between labor and management/industry against a common foe. It flatters both the individual worker and the overarching industrial system.

Steal this when

You need to unify two historically opposing groups by focusing on their shared identity and shared goal.

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