Which of the Following Advertising Situations Would LEAST Likely Be

question 152

Multiple Choice

Which of the following advertising situations would LEAST likely be considered "puffery"?

• A) Mr. Clean coming to a housewife's rescue
• B) instantly toned thighs and legs as a result of using the Thigh Master for only 15 minutes
• C) children immediately growing into attractive adults as a result of drinking milk
• D) a retired couple drinking a vitamin and protein shake and then going bicycling
• E) a sleepy mom who wakes up to a gray day, drinks a cup of coffee, and then looks out her window to see golden sunshine, beautiful flowers blooming, songbirds singing, and a rainbow on the horizon

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