Dan Ariely ‘The Identifiable Victim Effect in Action’
April 20, 2011 No CommentsFrom the blog ‘Predictably Irrational’ by Dan Ariely, behavioral scientist at M.I.T., here’s a personal account of the identifiable victim effect
Archive for Appeal to Pity
2004 Bush Ad – 527 Swift Boat Vets: Why?
April 13, 2011 No CommentsFrom the 2004 Presidential Campaign: the 527 ‘Swift Boat Veterans for Truth’ ran this ad questioning Kerry.
2004 Bush – Shame On
April 13, 2011 No CommentsThis clip, taken from the ‘Daily Show’ was used by Michael Moore (in Frienhiet 9/11) and MoveOn to make a political point.
ChildFund Infomercial
April 13, 2011 No CommentsChildFund (formerly ‘Christian Childrens Fund’) has been running variations of these ads on American television since the 1980s.
