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NOWADAYS A LARGE AMOUNT OF ADVERTISING AIMED AT CHILDREN SHOULD BE BANNED BECAUSE OF THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS. TO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE?

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In recent times, the increased exposure of children to advertisements have been questionable. Some people are of the opinion that promotions focusing on under 18 persons should be completely eradicated.
This
 essay will explain why
this
 type of communication should be discouraged.
Firstly
, children are not
matured
Suggestion
mature
 enough to make decisions based on the
advertisments
a public promotion of some product or service
advertisements
advertisement's
. It is believed that they
easliy
with ease ('easy' is sometimes used informally for 'easily')
easily
 swayed by what they see and are
therefore
 not able to make the right
decison
the act of making up your mind about something
decision
decisions
 on promotions. They are still young and need an adult to assist them in making decisions.
For instance
, some countries have policies that persons below the age of 18 are not old enough to make decisions
partaining
be relevant to
pertaining
 to buying certain products and
therefore
,
this
 age bracket are not able to readily access some products. In short, because of the maturity level of kids, it is advisable to stop their access to promotions.
Secondly
, it is believed that promotions can be deceptive. Nowadays, a lot of the content on promotions do not portray the truth
on
Suggestion
about
 their products. Some of these contents are simply used to
decieve
be false to; be dishonest with
deceive
 buyers into purchasing the items.
For example
,
Mcdonalds
Suggestion
McDonalds
 portrays their burgers and fries as
healthy
Accept comma addition
healthy, however
however
, research
show
Suggestion
shows
 that these sought of food are very fatty and
therefore
 unhealthy. Based on
this
, it is better to reduce
under age
not of legal age
underage
advertisments
a public promotion of some product or service
advertisements
 in order to stop
the driving wrong
Suggestion
driving the wrong
 messages to
kids
Suggestion
the kids
. In conclusion,
advertisments
a public promotion of some product or service
advertisements
 aimed at children should not be encouraged because of their deceptive nature and
also
 the maturity level of the audience.
Therefore
, it is advisable child promotions should be banned. It is recommended that the
goverment
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
government
 should make policies to ensure the eradication of type of adverts.
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