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In some countries, there has been an increase in the number of advertisements that try to persuade children to buy snacks, toys, and other goods. Some people claim this is unfair as parents feel under pressure to buy these kinds of things for their children. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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In today’s modern era, advertisements
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 snacks and toys have become even more aggressive and annoying. They mainly aim
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children
 who begin begging their parents to pay for these goods. Some people assume that
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 unjust.
However
, I fully disagree with
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Firstly
, restricting
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 of snacks and toys would significantly decrease their annual revenue, because people mainly find out about new collections from
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these goods. It is not fair at all to reduce
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 accounts of companies from these areas because someone does not want to be under pressure. If
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 is considered
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a phenomenon, it becomes clear that any ad creates
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 type of pressure on the listener.
Secondly
, it is only
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 responsibility to look after the
children
, and especially control the content that they receive day to day.
Consequently
, if you are against the ads
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 different toys or snacks, do not let
children
 observe them.
Moreover
, it is hard to state where the child has seen that toy or snack. It could possibly be a shop or his friend telling him about them. To conclude, parents need to get used to the fact that
children
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 of responsibility, so neither the companies nor the government should care about the ads that they see.
Nevertheless
, it would be respectful
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 the companies to make their marketing less annoying
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 the public.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Pervasive
  • Exploit
  • Impressionable
  • Consumerist attitude
  • Materialistic values
  • Unrealistic expectations
  • Financial strain
  • Culture of indulgence
  • Mitigating
  • Stricter controls
  • Proactive role
  • Educating about consumerism
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