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People are surrounded by advertising, which has an increasing effect on our lives. Do you think the positive effects of this outweigh the negative effects?

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Whether it is on TV,
internet
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, radio or
hoardings
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on hoardings
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at
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 the side of the road,
advertisements
 have become a part of our lives. While there are certain drawbacks, I believe that the beneficial effects of
ads
 are far more. The
first
 benefit of
advertisements
 is that they provide information on new
products
. If it were not for electronic and print advertising, many
products
 would not be bought. In
this
 way, advertising provides an important service to manufacturers and some consumers.
Secondly
,
ads
 have a positive
effect
 on the world economy as they help create more jobs. Advertising increases the demand for
products
 and services, so more
people
 are needed to manufacture, supply, ship and test them.
In addition
,
advertisements
 help make
people
 make healthy choices and live
a
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better life.
For example
,
ads
 for pulse polio immunization, clean drinking water, nutritious diets and exercise etcetera have a positive
effect
 on
people
's health and
reduces
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 their risk of diseases.
Ads
 bring about many positive social changes like curbs on female foeticide, equal rights for women and reduction of child labour.
Finally
,
advertisements
 have a positive
effect
 on the environment as they educate consumers about serious threats like climate change and steps that can be taken to address
it
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them
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.
However
, adverts
also
 have some downsides. The main drawback is that sometimes consumers buy these tempting
products
 without the insight
of
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 what they actually need.
This
 impulsive buying can upset
people
's budgets and land them in debt. Another negative
effect
 of
advertisements
 is that they promote harmful
products
 or misrepresent
products
 and make false claims about them.
For example
, fast food
ads
 have led to poor eating habits and an increase in problems like obesity and diabetes To conclude,
although
 there are certain drawbacks of adverts, I still consider their impact on society to be positive on the whole. Play
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • consumer behavior
  • purchasing decisions
  • impulsive buying
  • materialism
  • economic growth
  • competition and innovation
  • personal finances
  • information dissemination
  • misleading information
  • cultural norms
  • societal values
  • diversity
  • social causes
  • stereotypes
  • unrealistic standards
  • psychological effects
  • mental fatigue
  • stress
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