Some people say that advertising encourages us to buy things that we really do not need. Others say that advertisements tell us about new products that may improve our lives. Which viewpoint do you agree with? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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I agree with the opinion that advertising influences us to purchase things that we are not needing eventually. In the following paragraphs, I will give reasons and examples to defend
this
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statement.
First
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of all,
advertisement
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may show us a new
product
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or
a
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an
improved
product
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that already existed. Probably
this
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advertisement
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will appear in different technological media as television, on the internet and even in
newspaper
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newspapers
the newspaper
or outdoors. When people see
this
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advertising
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advertisement
, they can think
that is
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a new
product
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that may be better
them
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
then
the old one.
For example
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, a woman
ussually
under normal conditions
usually
uses one type of
detergente
a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering
detergent
and the
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advertisement
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advertised
show her that
this
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new
product
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can clean the
cloathes
clothing in general
clothes
slates
much better.
we
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We
can try things
different
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differently
.
Therefore
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, she can buy
this
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product
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even if it is more expensive than the other.
Second
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of all,
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advertisement
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the advertisement
shows us products on sale.
This
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argument is a benefit that
advetising
a public promotion of some product or service
advertising
can cause.
For instance
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, it helps
busy person
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the busy person
a busy person
who does not have
enought
as much as necessary
enough
time to
spent
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spend
in the supermarket or does not like go shopping.
This
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person can see the newspaper that contains the promotions, make a list and go to the supermarket just buy directly what is necessary.
On the other hand
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,
this
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person can purchase
a
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an
unnecessary amount of products if would be on sale like take 6 and pay 5,
por
deserving or inciting pity
poor
for
par
example.
Finally
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, advertising can
influences
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influence
children when they see a new toy on TV
for example
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. Probably, they will ask it to the parents even they
having
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have
are having
enough toys. As a conclusion,
asvertising
a public promotion of some product or service
advertising
encourages people to buy unnecessary things.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • encourage
  • persuade
  • manipulative
  • unnecessary
  • excessive
  • artificial needs
  • desires
  • consumers
  • oversaturation
  • impulse buying
  • financial problems
  • inform
  • educate
  • features
  • benefits
  • innovations
  • raise awareness
  • social issues
  • positive behavior
  • enrich
  • well-being
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