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The appeal of advertising to buying motives can have both negative and positive effects. Consumers may be convinced to buy a pro

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问题    The appeal of advertising to buying motives can have both negative and positive effects. Consumers may be convinced to buy a product of poor quality or high price because of an advertisement. For example, some advertisers have appealed to people’s desire for better fuel economy for their cars by advertising automotive products that improve gasoline mileage. Some of the products work. Others are worthless and a waste of consumers’ money.
   Sometimes advertising is intentionally misleading. A few years ago a brand of bread was offer to dieters with the message that there were fewer calories in every slice. It turned out that the bread was not dietetic, but just regular bread. There were fewer calories because it was sliced very thin, but there were the same number of calories in every loaf.
   On the positive side, emotional appeals may respond to a consumer’s real concerns. Consider fire insurance. Fire insurance may be sold by appealing to fear of loss. But fear of loss is the real reason for fire insurance. The security of knowing that property is protected by insurance makes the purchase of fire insurance a worthwhile investment for most people. If consumers consider the quality of the insurance plans as well as the message in the ads, they will benefit from the advertising.
   Each consumer must evaluate her or his own situation. Are the benefits of the product important enough to justify buying it? Advertising is intended to appeal to consumers, but it does not force them to buy the product. Consumers still control the final buying decision.
The passage is mainly about______.
选项 A、how to make a wise buying decision
B、ways to protect the interests of the consumer
C、the positive and negative aspects of advertising
D、the function of advertisements in promoting sales
答案C
解析 主旨大意题。文章第一句为主旨句——广告对购买动机的吸引力既有消极作用，也有积极作用。接着文章从正反两方面具体说明了广告的作用，最后对消费者提出忠告。通篇来看，文章的主要内容是关于广告的正反两方面影响的，故答案为[C]项。
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