Read this excerpt from a passage.

Exposure to Advertisements

Five thousand! That’s about how many advertisements you are exposed to in one day if you live in a metropolitan area. Researchers’ estimates of the actual number vary from three hundred to six thousand, but everyone knows that ads are everywhere. Advertising goes down the street with us; it’s on trains, planes, and buses. It shouts at us at sporting events from the banners on display and the electronic scoreboards. Advertising takes the form of brand names and logos on our clothing and accessories. You can’t even turn on the television or check out your favorite website without watching an advertisement. At every point, advertising shouts, whispers, or cajoles us to "Look at me! Buy me!" But how exactly do advertisements do it? As it turns out, just a few formats characterize the majority of ads.





Conclusion

The author holds an opinion that people are exposed to too many advertisements each day.





Research on Advertisements

How many commercials do people view each day? A daily average of 4,000–10,000 advertisements are shown to Americans. Around five times as many advertisements were broadcast in the 1970s as opposed to 2007, when the average person saw nearly half as many.



Impact of Internet Advertising

Ultimately, the internet is to blame for this surge in advertising since social media and other websites on the internet frequently feature a large amount of advertising.

What conclusion can be made about this reading?

Because they are so busy, the author has a prejudice towards living in cities.

Option C is accurate.

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