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A vast sector of modern advertising... does not appeal to reason but to emotion like any other kind of hypnoid suggestion, it tries to impress its objects emotionally and then make them submit intellectually.

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Erich Fromm
Age: 79 †
Born: 1900
Born: March 23
Died: 1980
Died: March 18
Philosopher
Psychoanalyst
Psychologist
Sociologist
University Teacher
Writer
Frankfurt/Main
Trying
Appeals
Intellectually
Kind
Vast
Sector
Make
Advertising
Suggestions
Like
Objects
Impress
Emotion
Emotionally
Modern
Appeal
Doe
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Reason
Submit
Suggestion

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