Some people say that adversiting 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 views and give your opinion.

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In today’s world, consumerism has become a habit which
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cannot quit. Some
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say that advertising is successful at persuading society to buy things,
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others argue advertising is so common that
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lose their attention to it. In my point of view, the claim which advocates
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advertisements have a big role
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consumption is
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obviously true. There is an undeniable fact that
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which are promoted by famous
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have
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on
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more.
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with, we may see lots of advertising on TV and social media like
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Instagram
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,
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Facebook
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,
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Twitter
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etc. Sometimes when we look at the celebrities
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we love, we want to buy
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item just because of that person.
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, if there are some
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products
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on TV which
promoted
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by celebrities, we feel
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to have it. Since, we think that if we use it, we may look like those
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.
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, fans of famous
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buy the items to show their support and
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to
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these
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.
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to these reasons, marketing strategies, which we may encounter in our daily life, enter our memory unconsciously. When we see these
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while walking
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down the street or in malls, our brain
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us
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them and
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us to have that item.
Due to
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this
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strategies
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, buying process occurs with success and advertisers reach their targets in
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way. All in all ;
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there
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excessive advertising, the reason why
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tend to obtain the
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is
promoting
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. Despite the claims which say there is no longer pay attention to marketing, there are
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of evidence that proves
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argument is false.
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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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