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1. How much do commercials influence us?

2. How much are you influenced by advertising? 3. Katherine Schulten

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5. 6/1/14

6. S- Learning about the techniques commercials use to influence us into buying their products O- To educate readers on the techniques commercials use A- Readers, TV viewers P- To show how younger kids can learn these techniques so when they go shopping it will be easier S- Author Tone- Serious

7. There is a government agency teaching kids the techniques used by commercials to persuade you to buy their products. This will help kids be more decisive when picking out products to buy.

8. There are places around the world teaching "media literacy" to kids in order for them to be more decisive when picking out products to buy.

9. I am persuaded by this because i feel this concept is true. By teaching kids the sneaky techniques used by the commercial, the kids when going to buy something will have more of an open mind on what to buy and which product is good and which one is not.

10. "Many schools have courses in what is called media literacy, intended to help students analyze various methods of persuasion, among them sponsored messages." "The goal is generally “to help kids start to understand the commercial world they live in and to be alert to, and think critically, of advertising,” said David Vladeck, director of the bureau in Washington." "//A federal agency is trying to teach young people about how advertising works “so they can make better, more informed choices when they shop,” according to an [|article] from the Business section."// //"//The centerpiece of the effort is a Web site called Admongo (admongo.gov), where visitors can get an “ad-ucation” by playing a game featuring make-believe products closely modeled on real ones, among them Choco Crunch’n Good cereal, Cleanology acne medication, Double Dunk sporting goods and the Smile Meals sold at Fast Chef restaurants."