true/false 1.  The "Marlboro Man" was an image of a cigarette smoking cowboy placed in rugged terrains. It was a highly successful publicity add that promoted smoking, particularly for men, which was used from 1954 to 1999 by Phillip Morris, the leading tobacco company in the United States. Since 1999 tobacco ads have been prohibited across the world. This add was more consistent with persuasive and complementary advertising than with informative advertising.

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1. 

The "Marlboro Man" was an

image of a cigarette

smoking cowboy placed in

rugged terrains. It was a

highly successful publicity

add that promoted

smoking, particularly for

men, which was used from

1954 to 1999 by Phillip

Morris, the leading tobacco

company in the United

States. Since 1999 tobacco

ads have been prohibited

across the world. This add

was more consistent with

persuasive and

complementary advertising

than with informative

advertising.

2. 

The Public Health Agency

of Canada in May of 2021

launched a national

campaign called "Ripple

Effect" to encourage

vaccine uptake which

stated "Getting vaccinated

will help reduce infection

rates, ease pressure on the

health system and create

the conditions that will

allow us to get back to

normal life". This campaign

is consistent with

informative but not

persuasive advertising.

3. 

An add reads

"Acetaminophen relieves

fever and minor body pain".

A statement that is

consistent with informative

advertising but not

complementary advertising.

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