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Some people say that advertising is extremely successful at persuading us to buy things. Other people think that advertising is so common that we no longer pay attention to it. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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Nowadays, it is easy to see advertisements anytime and anywhere.
People
 have differing views about whether advertising is successful in persuading
people
 to purchase. In my opinion, I believe the effectiveness of advertising depends on the person who watches the advertisement. On the one hand, advertising does influence
people
 without a strong mind. With enormous attractive pictures as well as sound and appealing introductions and being displayed
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thousands of times on TVs, shopping malls and even online pages, it is likely for
people
 who cannot make up their mind to believe and have the idea of buying these products.
For example
, many young
people
 tend to mortgage for buying luxury goods because they regard them as a sign of high social status, just as what the advertisements expressed, and they
also
 believe after buying these products they will become
On the other hand
, it is difficult for advertising to persuade someone with
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 will and have the awareness of their requirements. Rather than buying everything they want, those
people
 have the ability to identify the
things
 they need from
things
 they want and try to ignore the products they do not require even if they seem attractive. They advocate the idea of minimal consumption and they feel comfortable to
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 in
this
 way.
Furthermore
, because of the outbreak of COVID-19, the global economy has declined and the income of many families has decreased, so
people
 endeavour to think more carefully before they buy
things
. In conclusion, I believe the effectiveness of advertising counts on the
people
 who watch it, if they have mature consumption habits, it is unlikely for them to buy
things
 blindly.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • persuade
  • promote
  • attract
  • influence
  • impact
  • consumerism
  • commercialism
  • market
  • product
  • brand
  • endorsement
  • manipulative
  • saturated
  • overwhelmed
  • repetitive
  • distracting
  • irrelevant
  • exaggerated
  • misleading
  • desensitized
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