Advertising Informational Or Manipulation Analysis

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When it comes to advertising, the effects of advertising can be simplified to whether is has a positive or a negative effect on society. In Advertising: Informational or Manipulation?, a book by Nancy Day, examines the good and the bad side of advertising and how it plays into society. “Advertising tells you what you need...Advertising also educates,” Day states (Day). Advertising promotes products and valuable information, like on who to vote, how to keep our teeth clean, perfumes etc. Those examples highlight the ways advertising benefits society because we gather information that we need makes our lives easier or to keep us updated on issues in our society. Yet advertising can have a downside when “it can reinforce racial, cultural, and