How has advertising effected the average American teenager? Advertisers use a variety of techniques to influence people's attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. In this day and age the typical American teenager is a Gold mine for anyone selling a product. According to the article, “Price of Happiness” advertising is persuading people in the wrong way. The article states “80% of 10-year-old girls report having dieted”! This fact reviales that at a young age a girl's perception of herself can already damaged, mainly due to the effects of certain advertisements. In that same article it mentions “eight million women suffer from bulimia or anorexia”, whitch are two potentially life-threatening disorders. This author also explains the flawless appearance
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In the detailed artical “10 ways Advertisers Persuade You to Buy,” the author discusses what techniques advertisers can use to sway a consumer. In the article it states, “Should you be afraid of not having that specific product or service? 99% of the time, no, you shouldn’t. You’re being manipulated.” Advertisers will scare you into thinking that you need the product they will make you think that you need the product because everyone else has it or because i will make you “look cool.”. These pieces of evidence would both agree that advertising is not good for the economy and american teenagers because they are being effected in the wrong way. On the other hand, The Author of, “The positive effects on advertising” explains how advertisements can help our people, economy, and our society. Ultimateky creating a positive effect on teenagers. The Artical “Public service announcements run a massage about health, safety, and national security.”whitch provided nesseary information based on facts PSA’s inform teenagers on ways to stay safe and healthy, which has become rare in the advertising industry.That artical shows that though all advertising may not have a negative effect on teenagers it does have an effect
In the detailed artical “10 ways Advertisers Persuade You to Buy,” the author discusses what techniques advertisers can use to sway a consumer. In the article it states, “Should you be afraid of not having that specific product or service? 99% of the time, no, you shouldn’t. You’re being manipulated.” Advertisers will scare you into thinking that you need the product they will make you think that you need the product because everyone else has it or because i will make you “look cool.”. These pieces of evidence would both agree that advertising is not good for the economy and american teenagers because they are being effected in the wrong way. On the other hand, The Author of, “The positive effects on advertising” explains how advertisements can help our people, economy, and our society. Ultimateky creating a positive effect on teenagers. The Artical “Public service announcements run a massage about health, safety, and national security.”whitch provided nesseary information based on facts PSA’s inform teenagers on ways to stay safe and healthy, which has become rare in the advertising industry.That artical shows that though all advertising may not have a negative effect on teenagers it does have an effect