PrepTest 63, Section 3, Question 10
Editorial: Many critics of consumerism insist that advertising persuades people that they need certain consumer goods when they merely desire them. However, this accusation rests on a fuzzy distinction, that between wants and needs. In life, it is often impossible to determine whether something is merely desirable or whether it is essential to one's happiness.
Editorial: Many critics of consumerism insist that advertising persuades people that they need certain consumer goods when they merely desire them. However, this accusation rests on a fuzzy distinction, that between wants and needs. In life, it is often impossible to determine whether something is merely desirable or whether it is essential to one's happiness.
Editorial: Many critics of consumerism insist that advertising persuades people that they need certain consumer goods when they merely desire them. However, this accusation rests on a fuzzy distinction, that between wants and needs. In life, it is often impossible to determine whether something is merely desirable or whether it is essential to one's happiness.
Editorial: Many critics of consumerism insist that advertising persuades people that they need certain consumer goods when they merely desire them. However, this accusation rests on a fuzzy distinction, that between wants and needs. In life, it is often impossible to determine whether something is merely desirable or whether it is essential to one's happiness.
Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion drawn in the editorial's argument?
The claim that advertising persuades people that they need things that they merely want rests on a fuzzy distinction.
Many critics of consumerism insist that advertising attempts to blur people's ability to distinguish between wants and needs.
There is nothing wrong with advertising that tries to persuade people that they need certain consumer goods.
Many critics of consumerism fail to realize that certain things are essential to human happiness.
Critics of consumerism often use fuzzy distinctions to support their claims.
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