When Thinking About Puffery and Deception, It Is Important to Remember

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Multiple Choice

When thinking about puffery and deception, it is important to remember that ______.

• A) deception is a more serious legal violation
• B) puffery is allowed in certain advertising formats
• C) they may be unethical, but they are legal
• D) the U.S. Constitution allows them

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.