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Some of the methods used in advertising are unethical and unacceptable in today’s society. To what extent do you agree with this view?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge.

These days companies enhance the feature of their products rapidly. They should put renewed products in the market place and advertising is the best way to do this. However, the methods used in advertising cross the line at times. This can lead to some problems like the right of people's privacy. In contrast, it could also give us a chance to find the right product that we need.

To begin with, some technologycal methods that are used in advertisement can abuse of privilege in humans lives. For example, every time when we chatter about some things near our cell phones, within a short time, we will see an advertisement about the products we talk about. This demonstrates that our phones are listened without our knowledge or approval. This is a huge problem in right of privacy. Furthermore, discerning too much advertising about specific goods could also create a desire to purchase something that we do not need or cannot afford.

On the other hand, people can make a profit from this leak in the right of privacy. For instance, when we buy the thing we actually need, we can make an asset from this method of advertising to our advantage such as buying the product at lowest price. Additionally, seeing lots of different companies' similar goods in the advertisements may cause better information about the product features that consider to buy. Additionally, facing off numerous advertisements about the same product could help to understand merchandise efficiency.

All in all, advertising is now a part of our everyday life, and living without them is nearly impossible. The methods used in advertising can both have positive and negative impacts on the society. Nevertheless, these methods must respect people's rights of privacy.