From Quacks to Quaaludes: Three Centuries of Drug Advertising (2012)(resobscura.blogspot.com)
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From Quacks to Quaaludes: Three Centuries of Drug Advertising (2012)
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>Interestingly, he actually acknowledged this criticism in his own work, beginning his book with the following "plea to the Readers.":
This is the main tell of a snake oil salesman. If someone's selling something that works they don't need to load the pitch with their product's life story and "trust me" statements.
This is the main tell of a snake oil salesman. If someone's selling something that works they don't need to load the pitch with their product's life story and "trust me" statements.
Love that the meth ad has a picture of a kid eating a banana in the background.
In some cases, they can be more dangerous because far too many people are unaware that the drugs they take are dangerous.