Conditions Facilitating Successful Disccounting in Consumer Decision Making
Journal of Consumer Research
1990
Two types of discounting appeals were tested for effectiveness: an ignore appeal asks consumers to disregard a previously communicated claim because it may not be valid; a refute appeal specifically states that the challenged claim is incorrect. Results from two experiments indicate that the impact of the two appeals on consumer decision making depends on the elaboration the message underwent during encoding. Impact is also mediated by the extent to which a discounting cue provides counterinformation about a product and signals are interpretations of nonchallenged claims. Refute appeals are more effective due to their specificity and strength. Copyright 1990 by the University of Chicago.
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