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PLEASE HELP Instructions: The following argument argues for advertising to children. Read the argument and answer the question that follows: Topic and Question Advertising: Should companies be allowed to advertise to children? Ineffective Argument I think that advertising to children is necessary. How else will we know what we can buy? I think that children are not aware of the products that are available. Most children don’t own cars and can’t drive to stores to look around. The only way we know what we can buy is by seeing advertisements on TV. My friend really likes advertisements, too. He said, "How will we know what to buy if we don’t see advertisements?" Seriously, children are consumers, too. We know what we like and we ask our parents to buy these products for us. I know that I like certain cereals, but how would I know that if I did not see advertisements? I love those commercials! Kids are people, too. Why is the argument ineffective? In a paragraph of 7–10 complete sentences, explain why the following parts of the argument are ineffective, and how they can be improved:

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There are multiple reasons for the obvious failure of this argumentative essay. First of all, the author's claim is unclear and not backed up with facts. He apparently argues that " I think that children are not aware of the products that are available. Most children don’t own cars and can’t drive to stores to look around. The only way we know what we can buy is by seeing advertisements on TV." In reality, most children go shopping when their parents do, to pick up what they want. Also, it is very dangerous to claim that the only way we know what we can buy is by seeing advertisements on a TV, since there is no real proof to back it up. Second of all, the author can also improve his/her support by deleting his/her opinions and backing up his/her thesis with proper facts and evidence. Even more, the author fails to provide a strong conclusion clincher, which is a very important part of an argumentative essay. Instead of using the standard "If... then" format that can be backed up with statistics and facts, the author decides to play on the readers' emotions, as will be commented on later. Before we return to the conclusion clincher, I would like to quickly mention that this whole essay has been written in the first person! This is supposed to be an argumentative essay, where claims are made, facts are provided, counterclaims are rebutted, and most importantly, professionalism is key! One of the most important and undervalued part of an argumentative essay is the point of view. Through it, the reader can recognize the author's style, and therefore make their decision to continue reading or not. In an argumentative essay, it is very important to stick to the third person. Back to the conclusion clincher for a brief note. An important part to take note of during this argumentative essay is the aggressive and unprofessional manner that the author uses, as an effort to play on the readers' emotions. Although this tactic may be used during a persuasive essay, it is unacceptable during an argumentative essay. This is because when stating an argument, you are not persuading someone to join your opinion; you are clearing up a truth. You must back your claim with facts and true evidence. Instead of writing "Kids are people to", the author may have wanted to consider something along the lines of "If we stop supporting advertisements, especially for children, then the country may fear a huge withdrawal", or something similar. Finally, we come to the transitions. I will be brief and straight to the point. This essay, frankly, has no transitions. And since the author is essentially writing an argumentative essay, this is a big problem. The author must add more transitions for the argument to flow smoothly, and not jump from sentence to sentence, introducing new topics. That is all.

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Holy COW but that took a lot of time. I hope it helps though :) Make sure to read it through, paraphrase a bit if you don't like something, but other then that, have a great day!

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