Is advertising morally wrong?

Encyclopedia of Opinion

Question: Is advertising morally wrong?
Position‹2 of 2: No, there’s nothing morally wrong with advertising
Argument‹2 of 2: Advertising is just a form of marketing

Marketing is a great tool to help businesses grow. Without marketing, businesses wouldn't find smart ways to grow and find new customers.

The argument

Advertisement is simply a form of marketing. In 2019, about 560 billion dollars were spent on advertising globally. Marketing helps businesses grow and lets customers know when there’s something new in the market. In fact, advertising is so effective that marketing and advertising are often used interchangeably. Advertising will always be used and there is nothing morally wrong about it.

Premises

[P1]Advertising is a form of marketing that informs customers about products and helps businesses grow. [P2] Activities that provide useful economic information and support business growth are not morally wrong. [C] Therefore, there is nothing morally wrong with advertising.

Counter-arguments

Marketing and advertising should not be mixed up. Marketing involves research and is a long-term process, while advertisement is only supposed to bring short term awareness to a business. Relying heavily on advertisement would be a waste of money.

Rejecting the premises

[Rejecting P2] Marketing and advertising are two different things.