It is argued that advertising is useless and harmful to people so a complete forbiddance of it in all forms will provide many great benefits to society. While there are many people agree with this thesis statement, from my perspective, everything has it pros and cons. Banning all forms of advertising might limit its assistance in several ways.
There is no denying the fact that advertising brings disadvantages to society since it is used as a tool which has the faculty of consumer manipulation. Nowadays, due to economical benefits, Businesses are tend to pay for advertising production that using some persuasive techniques to distort and exaggerate information, leading to
unnecessary purchases. Let’s take the example of a topic about beauty products which has become one of industries with outstanding revenue and it is very easy to see advertisements about skin care products on multiple platforms. Due to exaggerated information about the wonderful benefits it brings to our skin, people are willing to pay for these products without carefully researching if it is suitable for them or not. Consequently, people may feel disapointed because the product is not as effective as they expected or even worse, some people need medical intervention because of the irritation on their skin.
On the other hand, advertising is also a good technique to bring useful and informative advantages to people who are in demand. By watching advertisements, buyers are suggested potential products or useful information that suit their personal needs. Although there is some exaggerated information, businesses are not allowed to distort their products which are carefully researched and tested before being released to the market. Depend on the buyer’s skin types and the way they use, some beauty products are actually as effective as advertised in a short period of time, while some of them do not work on that skin type in order that buyers should learn carefully about themselves and the product before deciding to purchase.
To conclude, everything has it pros and cons, advertising might bring harmful to people but we can deny that it has some benefits. In my opinion, we should limit and enact regulations instead of banning all types of advertising.