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On 03/30/01 08:55, Douglas Brooker said this-
>why would subliminal advertising be so controversial? The ad-maker is
>aware of the content, the perceiver isn't. (?)
Subliminal advertising is controversial by virtue of it's being a figment
of some people's imagination, and having no verifiable evidence for its
existence.
The admaker is only aware of having done something he or she thinks might
make a difference, but, in all clinical forays, no difference has been
found.
Subliminal advertising is an urban myth.
- Wade
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