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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

Uses an innocent child to politely but firmly enforce quiet hours for shift workers in a patriotic context.

Steal this when

You need to ask for a behavioral change in a community and want to soften the demand with an endearing messenger.

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