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Advertising has had a powerful impact on today?s children. From songs, to logos,

to characters, advertisers keep in mind their audiences. Competition is the force which

causes advertisers to target children. Children are targeted through the catch phrases,

animated characters, and toys in these competitive advertisements.

     The textbook used in class (Huffman, 2002) describes that ?advertising has numerous?

methods to hook the individual into ?buying their products and services.? The advertising

company surrounds a particular candidate such as a child and immediately sinks their teeth into

the child?s mind to manipulate the child into desiring their products. Through TV, cartoons and

magazine ads, child are hit by one subliminal message after another. They are shown how this

product will either improve their status by making them they envy of all their friends. Whether it

be a food, a particular catch phrase, a child can be the easiest for advertisers to prey on.

     Many types of foods targeted towards children have a catch phrase associated

towards them. Commercials use these catch phrases to implant their product into the

children?s memory. One example, are the goldfish crackers. ?I love the fishes ?cause their

so delicious?? This is the theme to a well-known commercial, which advertises

Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers. Children sing the catch phrase over and over

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