False Marketing Claim Summary

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In “Energy Drinks Promise Edge, but Experts Say Proof is Scant” the author did a mediocre job supporting the claim he made in the title. His three main points of evidence were that energy drinks made false marketing claims, that there were other options instead of energy drinks, and the ingredients in energy drinks. In his first piece of evidence to support his title the author did a bad job saying that energy drinks companies promote false marketing claims. He gave examples by calling out different brands like Red Bull and Monster Energy. I don’t think the author knows the difference between a false marketing and a slogan. “Red Bull gives you wings” is a slogan not a false marketing claim. The author stated “Representative Edward J Markey