Advertisements Often Seek to Create Needs Rather Than Merely Showing

question 48

Multiple Choice

Advertisements often seek to create needs rather than merely showing how a product or service fulfills them.Many critics claim that this aspect of advertising has an adverse effect on consumer values.What is the main logic behind this claim?

• A)Creating needs is an anti-natural process and should be avoided.
• B)Such activities would increase the competition in the market.
• C)Creating needs would encourage materialism among people.
• D)Creating needs to gain market is an anti-competitive conduct.
• E)Such an activity is against the federal advertising law.

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