Puffery: is it ethical?
- Pros – 1.point: everyone does it
- Cons – 2.point: control behaviour
- Most would say there is no problem with it, but it is different whe we marketing the vulnerable
Marketing the vulnerable
poor people → education (ruler areas no way to watch news)
refugees → embark to go on a boat to get a better future
The perils of ignoring history
The playbook for Food Industry
Focus on personal responsibility: fears of government usurping personal freedom
Vilify critics with totalitarian language: no good or bad food
Criticize scientific studies, plant doubt
Emphasize physical activity over diet
—> similar to tabaco industry (did those 4 point decades ago)
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