The Monsanto corporation, a manufacturer of products like genetically engineered seed as well as the branded herbicide, Roundup, was once accused of threatening to pull advertising from a Fox affiliate station if its new program ran a story discussing the controversy surrounding its use of the bovine growth hormone, Posilac. Of the various arguments criticizing advertising, this example most likely fits which of the following?
a. Advertising is often offensive
b. Advertising affects programming
c. Advertising promotes unnecessary products
d. Advertising wastes resources
Question 2
Funded marketing research generally refers to basic research usually performed by academic researchers and supported by some public or private institution.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false