Society would benefit from a ban on all forms of advertising because it serves no useful purpose, and can even be damaging. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Advertising has long become part of our daily lives, with a wide range of advertisements appearing in public places or

social

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on social

show examples

media.

However

, some people argue that it is rather pointless and even harmful, and

thus

there should be a comprehensive prohibition of advertising in all

forms

for a

society

to thrive. In my view, I partly agree with

this

proposal. It could be argued that some

forms

of advertising can be generally detrimental.

To begin

with, some adverts can manipulate

customers

into making impulsive purchases by deliberately presenting overly fabulous pictures of a particular product compared to its real appearance. Several commercials even include false descriptions in order to appeal to

customers

.

In addition

, it is rather inevitable that inappropriate advertisements with sexually explicit content appear on television or other

forms

of modern media, and they could eventually reach the younger audience who are most vulnerable to

this

.

Thus

, advertising can have negative impacts on us as a

society

.

Nevertheless

, banning all

forms

of advertising would yield dire consequences for our

society

.

First

,

although

some adverts can be misleading and sexually sensitive, there are still many good ones that are of great help to

customers

. In fact, they play a key role in demonstrating key features of a product,

thus

enabling us to know whether it suits us best. Without

this

, it is easy to get lost among thousands of products and eventually spend our money unwisely.

Moreover

, once commercials, by law, undergo a prohibitive order, sales can decline dramatically as they have long been considered to be a useful way to attract

customers

and generate profits for a business.

This

would become worse when the government has to step in to bail the company out by providing temporary financial support, both for the industry and the people relying on it as a source of income.

In other words

, banning all

forms

of commercial communication could drag down the whole economy and put a great deal of pressure on the authorities. Clearly,

such

a proposal would do harm to both

customers

and

society

as a whole. In conclusion,

although

some advertisements are manipulative and misleading, banning all

forms

would lead to reverse and undesired implications on

society

. I personally believe that as adverts are here to stay, other measures,

such

as imposing stricter punishments on companies that employ inappropriate content to appeal to

customers

, are much more efficient.