What is the purpose of ad.?
- encourage customers to buy things they don’t need.
- Their primary goal is profit.
In which way can ad. persuade customers buy things they don’t need?
- Begin with children: they want to be like everyone else, they want to have what everyone has.
- Throughout our life: Advertisement define ourselves by what we own rather than by who we are. It encourages a competition of false values and shallow measurements of what matters in our lives.
What is the advantage of ad.?
- Enhance economy.
- People buy products -> other people have jobs.
- Keep us informed about new products that may actually help us in some way.
5. As the number of commercial is on the increase on our TV, many viewers feel annoyed and claim that commercials should be banned. Do you agree with this idea?