01. Advertising:
positives, negatives
 
Positives of Advertising--
 
Advertising is a key part of modern business.
Companies need to tell customers about their products.
Advertisements inform us about the choices we have.
Advertising is a creative industry that employs many people.
Without advertising we would have less choice.
Without advertising there would be higher unemployment.
Advertising is a form of modern art.
People enjoy advertising.
 
Negatives of Advertising--
 
Advertising manipulates people.
It aims to persuade people that buying a product will make them happier.
Advertisers focus on selling a brand image.
They use glamorous, successful people.
We now live in a consumer culture.
We are persuaded to follow the latest trend.
We are encouraged to associate certain brands with a higher status.
Advertisers often aim their marketing at children.
Children can easily be influenced by advertisements.
Children put pressure on parents to buy them things.
 
Opinions about Advertising--
 
Advertising should be regulated.
Advertising aimed at children should be controlled or even banned.
Unhealthy foods should not be marketed in a way that attracts children.
Products that can be risky to human health should display warnings.
In some countries it is illegal to advertise cigarettes on television.
Warnings must be displayed on cigarette packets.
Advertising creates demand for products.
Governments should only censor false information or products that are harmful.
 
 
 
02. Animal Rights:
testing on animals, vegetarianism, zoos
 
Arguments for Animal Testing--
 
Animals are used in important scientific research.
It is necessary to do medical tests on new drugs.
Animal testing helps to advance medical and scientific knowledge.
Many important medical discoveries involved experimentation on animals.
Researchers aim to minimize the suffering that animals experience.
Testing for the cosmetic industry is now banned in many countries.
 
Arguments against Animal Testing--
 
The benefits of research using animals do not justify the suffering caused.
There are alternative methods of research.
The lives of animals should be respected.
Humans have no moral right to do experiments on animals.
 
 
Arguments for Vegetarianism--
 
Vegetarians do not eat foods that are produced by killing animals.
Many people choose a vegetarian diet for moral or health reasons.
A healthy diet is possible without eating meat.
It is unnecessary to kill animals for food.