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Working Title: The Invisible Manipulator =Title of Source: [|How Advertising Manipulates Your Choices and Spending Habits (and What to Do About It)] by Adam Dachis = === We see commercials almost everyday “whether it's on a web page, before a movie, or in the middle of a TV show”. These commercials have different effects on all of us, some notice that they are trying to be influenced to buy a product; some are completely oblivious to the fact that “ads are manipulative”. On the other hand, if we are feeling any of those emotions or feelings then the advertisement has succeeded in some way. “There are all kinds of ads, but in general they all aim to keep you from thinking and, instead, make your buying choices based on an emotional response.” According to Adam Dachis we should watch out for commercials that indirectly try influence us to buy the ‘underdog’ products in the commercials. Commercials might try to be funny but if you look close enough in the fine print you can see the indirect message they were sending, and also many people may receive that indirect message without even knowing it. Finally Dachis goes into how to avoid ads. He gives a few examples like muting your tv, or changing the channel, or skip ads, or even rent DVDs. All in all, this article went in depth about commercials and there invisible manipulative influence they have on us. === = = = Works Cited: = = Dachis, Adam. "How Advertising Manipulates Your Choices and Spending Habits (and What to Do About It)." //Lifehacker//. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 June 2014. =