Evil Is Itinerant on Nostr: npub19fcv2…aay3c Sure! Let's see... "Fast-Acting!" means nothing. "Fast" is not ...
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Sure! Let's see...
"Fast-Acting!" means nothing. "Fast" is not legally actionable or regulated by the government, so even if it'll never happen it can be said to be "fast" with no risk. "New and improved," same deal. "Best" only means something if they give a context and who said it was the best, otherwise it doesn't mean anything. "Natural" means absolutely nothing because it's not regulated. "Organic" is the same. Anything that isn't strictly regulated as a descriptor by the government is likely to be a weasel word.
There are plenty of others, as well as rhetorical techniques like using the passive voice or qualifying actionable words until they can be true no matter what, like, "some experts say," although "experts" is another non-actionable word that means nothing. Basically, any time an ad makes a claim, you have to examine it to see whether or not it's something that could be true regardless of the facts. You also have to be able to determine who made the judgment that the claim is true.
The short version: anything that doesn't have an asterisk next to it is probably a lie. Lawyers are very good at their jobs. Some of the fine print can even be weaselly
Sure! Let's see...
"Fast-Acting!" means nothing. "Fast" is not legally actionable or regulated by the government, so even if it'll never happen it can be said to be "fast" with no risk. "New and improved," same deal. "Best" only means something if they give a context and who said it was the best, otherwise it doesn't mean anything. "Natural" means absolutely nothing because it's not regulated. "Organic" is the same. Anything that isn't strictly regulated as a descriptor by the government is likely to be a weasel word.
There are plenty of others, as well as rhetorical techniques like using the passive voice or qualifying actionable words until they can be true no matter what, like, "some experts say," although "experts" is another non-actionable word that means nothing. Basically, any time an ad makes a claim, you have to examine it to see whether or not it's something that could be true regardless of the facts. You also have to be able to determine who made the judgment that the claim is true.
The short version: anything that doesn't have an asterisk next to it is probably a lie. Lawyers are very good at their jobs. Some of the fine print can even be weaselly