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Advertising

Advertisers
know what people want
and promote a product
as having it.

Advertisers
know what a product lacks
and promote the product
as having it.


So, advertisers

promote
American Budweiser
as genuine, as beer,

promote
Mothers' Pride
as bread,

promote
Kellog's cereals
as tasty, as healthy.

        .
        .
        .


It works.



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