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Old Jan 09, 2016, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by stopdog View Post
But a potato chip does not purport to be a health care professional. If a surgeon says she can remove a gall bladder and pain will stop - doesn't one expect their gall bladder to be removed and the pain to cease?
After my surgical experience a few months ago, I would not expect that outcome at all, whatever the surgeon said. In fact, I would be shocked if it actually happened.

I think Bay's point is that there is a spillover effect. You see enough potato chip ads to realize that they're overblown - 'cause it's not like choosing Cape Cod over Lay's is going to change your life - that you might start wondering about other ads you see. Or professions that are purported to do X.