Sloganalysis

I couldn't find a parking spot to make the meeting, my disease was doing push-ups all over the parking lot.

If it works, don't fix it. -but dont think too much about that one
Think, think, think-but dont think too much about that one
You will be amazed-but dont think too much about that one
Don't intellectualize----utilize.-but dont think too much about that one

I am starting to see a pattern here.

you leave feeling great and have no idea who did it

I quit going because I was told you can't be too dumb for aa, but you can be to smart...I prefer the latter...

plus, my side of the street is clean enough to eat on. It's your side that needs work, so keep coming back...

Since all merchants nowadays, seem to want you to "call a number" or submit a "feedback review" of their establishment (restaurant, grocery store, etc.), why don't 12 Step groups? How about some potential criteria & "answers" for bringing some "rigorous honesty" into & ABOUT those 12 Step groups . . . .

1.) 12 Step Meeting attended (AA/NA/GA/OA):

2.) Location of meeting (Bar, crack house, church basement, incarceration facility, rehab):

3.) Length of meeting (Too fucking long, not long enough, about the right length):

4.) Quality of meeting content (Boring as hell, most life-changing experience I have had, too fucking under the influence to care, etc.):

5.) I am attending this meeting because (coerced-i.e. a "hostage", voluntary-i.e. I think 12 Step meetings are awesome because I have no fucking life, I am here for stalking and "13th Stepping" purposes", I am an undercover law enforcement agent, and am spying on the people I coerce to meetings"):

6.) Appropriate snacks & beverages were available at this meeting: Yes (no changes necessary), No (WHERE WAS THE FUCKING ALCOHOL, METH & SMACK GODDAMMIT?!)

7.) This meeting had a coffeepot available, and it was "guarded": Yes (the "monitor" kept asking me if I wanted more!), NO (I could have stolen it, and end the meeting in heartbeat!).

8.) I heard and experienced the same repetitive rituals and verbage I have seen at other meetings: Yes No

9.) I found the opening and closing prayers to be (e.g.-proof that 12 Step group are dangerous fucking cults, "spiritually" enhancing, boring-since sacrificing a small animal, or a relapsed meeting attendee would have been a better "spiritual experience"!):

10.) I would attend another one of these meetings: Yes (I am a true-believing, completely fucking brainwashed cult member), No (unless coerced, and threatened with incarceration!).

I was hoping for short, rational replies which debunked the slogans and promises instead of snappy comebacks. They would be for if your friend or loved one were being taken in as much as for having an answer for program recruiters.

I've thought of a few: "It works when you work it sober"->"that claim needs a sponsor!" i.e. not accountable.

"You're only as sick as your secrets!" -> "Really? where can I find the idea outside AA that I have to share my personal stuff with another drunk?"

I find this to be such a revealing saying
to me it says:
"We are going to make you worse"
and yes AA..for a long time you did.

"we're a bunch of mean-spirited assholes! We're insensitive and laugh inappropriately at your pain."

well...of course things got better. You're bound to find a job, get a girlfriend, re-establish trust when your not waking up in vomit. Abstinence can work wonders....

One person I knew who became involved in AA used to criticize certain members and groups because as he put it they would claim that Jesus bought them a Ferrari. They treated material success as a marker of success in sobriety. Of course, in his way, he had created a whole new slogan. This one, however, didn't catch on.

Yep. All the good shit that happens in life is because of AA and because you are working a good program. Every time you get to eat a mile of shit, it was because of self-will and doing things "your way".
That is some good ole brainwashing there.

Tools, Tards, Dolts...Dopes!!!

Everything she has and she calls this country a shithole?

May cancer visit her body. She can put those bennys to work

Why Consumers Rebel Against Slogans

by Juliano Laran, Amy N. Dalton, and Eduardo B. Andrade
November 2011

Brand names, logos, and slogans are integral parts of any company’s marketing message. All have the same aim: to make consumers react positively to a product or a business.

Our research shows, however, that many slogans backfire—for example, causing consumers to spend money when they’re told they can save, or vice versa.

In five studies of several hundred undergraduates each, in which computers were used to simulate shopping behavior, we found that consumers typically follow the prompt of a brand name or a logo. After participants were exposed to brands associated with luxury (such as Tiffany and Neiman Marcus), they decided to spend 26% more, on average, than after they were exposed to neutral brands (such as Publix and Dillard’s). After they were exposed to brands associated with saving money (such as Dollar Store and Kmart), they decided to spend 37% less than after they were exposed to neutral brands. The brands had the intended “priming” effect.
Logos Can Be Tricky, Too

But when it came to slogans, the same participants exhibited the opposite of the desired behavior. After reading a slogan meant to incite spending (“Luxury, you deserve it”), they decided to spend 26% less than after reading a neutral slogan (“Time is what you make of it”). When a slogan invited them to save (“Dress for less”), they decided to spend—an additional 29%, on average. The slogans had a “reverse priming” effect.

In many cases, then, brands and slogans work at cross-purposes. For example, the name Walmart tends to induce thriftiness, but the company’s slogan (“Save money. Live better”) causes indulgence.

What makes slogans so different? Our studies suggest that reverse priming occurs because consumers recognize that slogans deliberately attempt to persuade them, whereas (in their perception) brands do not. The recognition may not be conscious: We found that consumers automatically resisted a slogan’s message.

There’s actually good news here for marketers, who need not simply abandon slogans for fear of adverse reactions. Slogans can exert a positive influence, we believe, if the consumer is led to focus on something other than the effort to persuade. To test this theory, we asked one group of participants to rate a set of slogans on the basis of intent to persuade, while a second group rated them on creativity. The group that evaluated creativity decided to spend 58% more than the other group. Of course, getting consumers to focus on creativity instead of persuasion may be easier in a lab setting than in real-world marketing.

More research is needed to understand why consumers perceive certain tactics as efforts to persuade. In the meantime, marketers should be aware that messages seen even subconsciously as manipulative can cause significant backlash.

Source: http://hbr.org/2011/11/why-consumers-rebel-against-slogans/ar/1

There are many slogans very close to "It Works If You Work It!" that have been used to harm people. Can you Identify these Slogans and where they are?
Hint: "Arbeit macht frei" in English means "labour makes (you) free"