Social critics have charged advertising with numerous offenses: “It fosters materialism, it psychologically manipulates people to buy things they don’t need, it perpetuates gender and racial stereotypes, it is deceptive, it is offensive, it debases language…” To what extent do some advertisements demonstrate the truth of ONE of these charges? Make sure to build your essay around only one of these offenses.
The charge I want to demonstrate says “it psychologically manipulates people to buy things they don’t need.
To what extent do some advertisements demonstrate the truth of one of these charges?