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The people who are most deceived by advertising are obviously children. They treat all information very seriously and are not able to differentiate between truth and false. After watching some ads they desire flying "Milk Way" bars or speaking corn flakes, and since it is impossible to get those stuffs, they feel cheated. What is more, they do not understand a lack of money, because a mum on TV always buys everything that a child wants. A real mum has to refuse purchasing all dolls from the shop, and the child is hurt and feels pain. The creators of such fairy-like ads may argue that they develop children's imagination. But, psychologists emphasise that if children are not given any clue how to perceive ads they may loose a sense of reality.