Though advertising is one of the most frequently used medium of promotion of goods and services, it attracts lot of criticism. Identify various criticisms of Advertising:
(A) Undermines Social Values
(B) Encourages Sale of Inferior Products
(C) Confuses the Buyers
(D) Flexible Tool
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Though advertising is one of the most frequently used medium of promotion of goods and services, it attracts lot of criticism. Identify various criticisms of Advertising:
(A) Undermines Social Values
(B) Encourages Sale of Inferior Products
(C) Confuses the Buyers
(D) Flexible Tool
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Solution
Recognised criticisms of advertising include that it undermines social values (A), encourages the sale of inferior products since it does not distinguish quality (B), and confuses buyers because of numerous similar claims (C). Being a flexible tool (D) is a merit of advertising, not a criticism. Hence A, B and C only.
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