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James Randolph Adams

Millions of dollars' worth of advertising shows such little respect for the reader's intelligence that it amounts almost to outright insult.

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James Randolph Adams is criticizing how expensive advertising often underestimates the audience's ability to think critically. He suggests that this lack of respect is so obvious it feels like advertisers are insulting the intelligence of the readers.

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