How can I be a critical consumer?
I can identify advertising and what the advertiser wants me to think.
How can I be a critical consumer?
I can identify advertising and what the advertiser wants me to think.
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Key learning points
- Advertising is designed to convince us to buy things.
- Persuasive language can be used to convince people to buy things.
- Advertisers try to convince us that we need things we want.
Keywords
Advertising - Advertising draws attention to a product.
Convince - To convince means make someone believe or think something.
Critical consumer - A critical consumer is someone who considers price, quality and ethics when buying a product.
Persuasive - Persuasive means good at making someone do or believe something. An advert might persuade you to buy a product.
Common misconception
Advertisers have to tell the truth about their products.
Advertisers have one aim: to sell their product. They use a whole array of strategies to do this incuding exaggeration and manipulating our desires, attitudes and wants.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
the place where two or more rivers meet.
the state of having lots of wealth.
having the ability to change the behaviour of someone.
someone who can afford it.
someone who might need it.
someone who does not pay their debts.
someone you do not trust.
Exit quiz
6 Questions
shoes with stars on.
hard-wearing, comfortable shoes.
sustainably made shoes.
warm shoes.