calls to action

Commands seeking response

Calls to action are prompts urging an audience to do something specific—sign a petition, buy now, subscribe, donate.

In marketing and web design, a call to action is typically a button or link designed to convert browsers into customers: The email ended with a call to action to schedule a demo.

In speeches and activism, calls to action rally people to act on what they've just heard.

Opposites
urgency and directiveness

calls to actionsubtle hints

Understated suggestions or cues

open-ended questions

rhetorical force

calls to actiondisclaimers

Statements denying responsibility

fine print

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Rated G