One of the Arguments Supporting the Idea That Advertising Is

question 11

Multiple Choice

One of the arguments supporting the idea that advertising is wasteful is that

• A) many advertisements offend public tastes.
• B) advertising interrupts consumers from other more important tasks.
• C) significant amounts of money are spent that produce no net consumer benefit.
• D) business uses advertising tactics such as "bait-and-switch."

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