The effectiveness of regulatory (in)congruent ads: the moderating role of an ad’s rational versus emotional tone
Erlinde Cornelis, Leen Adams and Veroline Cauberghe
Ghent University
Introduction
Messages that are factually equivalent, but framed differently, lead to differences in persuasion (Yi & Baumgartner 2009). Recently, framing in terms of outcome focus (i.e. a promotion versus prevention outcome focus) have received increased academic interest (e.g. Kramer & Yoon 2007; Yi & Baumgartner 2009). This type of framing has often been linked to the self-regulatory focus theory of Higgins (1997) (Yi & Baumgartner 2009). This theory proposes that two...