Jeremy Clarkson, a Marketing Critic, Is Concerned About the Pervasiveness

question 3

Multiple Choice

Jeremy Clarkson, a marketing critic, is concerned about the pervasiveness of marketing. He points to advertising messages everywhere, from Web sites and e-mails to unwanted direct mail and catalogs to television commercials and product tie-ins to billboards and store signs. From the description given, it can be concluded that Jeremy is concerned about ________.

• A) high promotion costs
• B) cultural pollution
• C) deceptive practices
• D) false wants and too much materialism
• E) the balance between private goods and social goods

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Definitions:

Infant-Industry Argument

The economic rationale that new or emerging industries should be protected from international competition until they become mature and competitive.

Political Pressure

The use of influence or persuasion by individuals or groups, often through lobbying or campaigning, to affect governmental policy or decisions.

Tariff

A tax imposed by a government on imports or exports of goods.

Voluntary Exchange

An economic transaction where two parties willingly trade goods or services without coercion, each party benefiting from the trade.