'Advertising is often deceptive and misguides consumers'

‘Advertising is often deceptive and misguides consumers’. Do you agree? Give reasons in support ofyour answer?

Yes, as exaggerated and false claims are made in the advertisements and a consumer often believes the same and faces the following drawbacks of products:
(i) It encourages sale of inferior goods.
(ii) An advertisement confuses the buyers.
(iii) It Spreads false and misleading information.