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111: The life-changing drink

Lateral with Tom Scott

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The Ethics of Advertising Endorsements

This chapter explores humorous and complex advertising tactics, focusing on the unintended consequences of fictional endorsements. It highlights the ethical dilemmas that arise when brands use invented names that may already belong to real individuals, raising questions about consent and creative boundaries in advertising.

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