Misleading advertisements are a common trend in mass communication. They make use of false or misleading statements to promote products and increase profit lines for a company or a brand. Such advertisements use deception to PERSUADE people. Such advertisements COMPLETELY DENY the right to know for CONSUMERS and are banned in many countries. Still they have been a trend by finding legal ways to deceive people.

Misleading advertisements have the following EFFECTS on consumers: 

1. Confuse consumers.
2. Deny the right to know for consumers.
3. Deception by the use of false or misleading statement.
4. in some cases even loss of money.

Misleading advertisements are a common trend in mass communication. They make use of false or misleading statements to promote products and increase profit lines for a company or a brand. Such advertisements use deception to persuade people. Such advertisements completely deny the right to know for consumers and are banned in many countries. Still they have been a trend by finding legal ways to deceive people.

Misleading advertisements have the following effects on consumers: