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Most corporate PR statements are crafted this way. They often give the illusion of saying something because all the key words of saying something are there, but
by Frost1x 5y ago
Most corporate PR statements are crafted this way. They often give the illusion of saying something because all the key words of saying something are there, but they're often crafted in a way that if read carefully, say almost nothing at all or have a giant disclaimer in small font that essentially says *none of this maybe true and is subject to change.
A lot of pharmaceutical advertisements do this to: this might help you, it might also kill you, you choose(!) but please ask your doctor about us anyways and throw us some money.
- jdavis703 5y agoBut in the case of pharmaceuticals there is at least rigorous scientific evidence behind the statements. Even so, science does not have all the answers, and to pretend so would be making a mockery of the scientific method.
- rlayton2 5y agoI love looking at pharmaceutical advertising in this way - what they do say is the absolute legally maximum they could say about the product. If there were stronger claims, they could make them. Therefore, if they say "may help against X", then it doesn't really, because if they had substantial evidence of that, they would state that.