RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Persuasive Talk: Is It What You Say or How You Say It? JF Journal of Advertising Research JO J Advert Res FD WARC SP 84 OP 92 DO 10.2501/S0021849906060090 VO 46 IS 1 A1 Henry C. Boyd III YR 2006 UL http://www.journalofadvertisingresearch.com/content/46/1/84.abstract AB This article introduces a new framework for copy testing. It reveals how the quality of advertising-specific elements (as perceived by the viewer) function to trigger persuasion. Building on McGuire's general theory of personality and persuasion, the proposed model suggests that delivery quality engenders emotional response, whereas dialogue quality elicits attitudinal and behavioral response. In general, preliminary findings support the proposed model.