$10\mathrm{.}4.$ Analyzing Tweets: Finding Persuasive Techniques in Micromessages

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As you have learned in this chapter, the time$-$tried AIDA sales technique is alive and well even in short Twitter messages. Of course, we can't expect to find all four parts in a single tweet.

YOUR TASK Study the following tweets and describe the persuasive techniques they employ. For additional tweets to study, especially if you have no Internet access, see Figure $10\mathrm{.}6.$

Hint: You may find that Twitter users rely on attention getters, calls for action, emotional appeals, incentives, and testimonials. They may also create urgency to stoke readers' interest.

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Chat about your findings in class or on your course$-$management platform. Your instructor may ask you to collect your own examples of persuasive tweets or other social media posts and discuss their frequency as well as effectiveness. After you have collected a sample large enough to allow you to generalize, compose an e$-$mail or post about your observations.