Scenario 6-6 Students from Several Organizations on Campus Sponsored a Forum to Forum

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Scenario 6-6
Students from several organizations on campus sponsored a forum to debate the pros and cons of advertising. Student organizations representing consumers, journalists, marketers, entrepreneurs, and political scientists all had members in attendance. Following are some of the comments made at the forum.
-(Scenario 6-6) One student said, "I am sick and tired of seeing nothing but supermodels advertising women's clothes. Nobody I know looks like that! They don't give me any indication of how I might look in their clothes." Which of the following cons of advertising is this comment most likely based on?

• A) advertising is intrusive
• B) advertising wastes resources
• C) advertising creates needs
• D) advertising is superficial

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