有一道关于硬广告和软广告的题求解！！！

tiankbh

A key decision required of advertising managers is whether a "hard-sell" or "soft-sell" strategy Line is appropriate for a specific target market. The hard-sell approach involves the use of direct, forceful claims regarding the benefits of the advertised brand over competitors' offerings. In contrast, the soft-sell approach involves the use of advertising claims that imply superiority more subtly.

One positive aspect of the hard-sell approach is its use of very simple and straightforward product claims presented claims presented as explicit conclusions, with little room for confusion regarding the advertiser’s message. However, some consumers may resent being told what to believe and some may distrust the message. Resentment and distrust often lead to counterargumentation and to boomerang effects where consumers come to believe conclusions diametrically opposed to conclusions endorsed in adverrising claims, By contrast, the risk of boomerang erects is greatly reduced with soft-sell approaches. One way to implement the soft-sell approach is to provide information that implies the main conclusions the advertiser wants the consumer to draw, but leave the conclusions themselves unstated. Because consumers are invited to make up their own minds, implicit conclusions reduce the risk of resentment, distrust, and counter argumentation.

Recent research on consumer memory and judgment suggests another advantage of implicit conclusions. Beliefs or conclusions that are self-generated are more accessible from memory than beliefs from conclusions provided explicitly by other individuals, and thus have a greater impact on judgment and decision making. Moreover, self-generated beliefs are often perceived as more accurate and valid than the beliefs of others, because other individuals may be perceived as less knowledgeable, or may be perceived as manipulative or deliberately misleading.

Despite these advantages, implicit conclusions may not always be more effective than explicit Conclusions. One risk is that some consumers may fail to draw their own conclusions and thus miss the point of the message. .Inferential activity is likely only when consumers are motivated and able to engage in effortful cognitive processes. Another risk is that some con-Summers may draw conclusions Other than the one intended ,Even if inferential activity is likely there is no guarantee that consumers will follow the path provided by the advertiser. Finally, a third risk is that consumers may infer the intended conclusion but question the validity of their inference.

It can be inferred from the passage that one situation in which the boomerang effect often occurs is when consumers

• Ahave been exposed to forceful claims that are diametrically opposed to those in an advertiser’s message
• Bhave previous self-generated beliefs or conclusions that are readily accessible from memory
• Care subjected to advertising messages that are targeted at specific markets to which those consumers do not belong
• Dare confused regarding the point of the advertiser’s message
• Ecome to view the advertiser’s message with suspicion
• 我选了B 后来想想 B早先自己产生的结论也可能是和硬广告中相符合结论 所以排除了  后来又觉得A和D也很符合 求大神解答这个题！！
  

stumgist

你涂了高亮的部分说 Resentment and distrust often lead to counterargumentation and to boomerang effects ，所以是resentment and distrust 导致的 boomerang effects。再看上一句 some consumers may resent being told what to believe and some may distrust the message，只提到了 resent 和 distrust，其实就是顾客have suspicion，也就是E选项。A B D中的内容文中没提及，就不要过度联想，try to stay with the passage itself。