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How does the critical reading help you tell ad copy apart from an honest and enthusiastic recommendation? Not a rhetorical question.


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mbivert10/11/2024

Sure, there may be honest and enthusiastic people. But their input would be essentially that of an ad: a product with 100% gain and 0% loss? That's never been observed, never; there's always a trade-off.

A less emotionally grounded, more balanced and nuanced description would be more accurate, honest. But it'd sell way less.

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