
Go Ahead, Please - Take Day Off!" poster
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
Why it works
It employs reverse psychology and enemy personification to induce guilt. By showing a despised enemy actively encouraging the worker's absenteeism, it frames taking a day off not as a personal choice but as an act of treason that directly benefits the Axis powers.
Steal this when
You want to discourage a behavior by showing how it directly benefits an opponent or enemy.