Jake is planning to buy a new smartphone. He studied the contents of an ad describing the superiority of TL smartphones and scrutinized how the advertising message argued in favor of TL's superiority. According to the elaboration likelihood model (ELM), Jake is engaging in which of the following routes to persuasion?

a. Support arguing
b. b. Central processing
c. Peripheral processing
d. Source bolstering
e. Comparative analys

b. Central processing

Explanation: The elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) is one of the theories that describe the decision making process. Jake is engaging in the central processing route to persuasion according to ELM. Elaboration happens when an individual engages in issue-relevant thinking and individuals such as Jake that would be persuaded by the central route are those more involved with the issue typically because of their high levels of elaboration. By spending time elaborating on the contents of the ad that describes the superiority of TL smartphones (of which he intends buying) and scrutinizing how the advertising message argued in favor of TL's superiority, he is processing the information via the central route.

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