Niko is analyzing a cereal advertisement that suggests a rival cereal brand uses artificial ingredients and an excess amount of sugar. What persuasive technique is being used?

The advertisement portrays the rival cereal negatively by suggesting it contains artificial ingredients and too much sugar. Attacking or insulting a rival to make it seem undesirable is name-calling. Glittering generalities use appealing but vague positive words, while plain folks and nostalgia appeal to everyday people and the past.

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