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Originally Posted by oo7mech It's a commercial claim. It's up to the consumer to believe it, or research it. You don't research everything you buy do you? Like toothpaste? If

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Old 05-11-2010, 11:42 AM   #28 (permalink)
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It's a commercial claim. It's up to the consumer to believe it, or research it. You don't research everything you buy do you? Like toothpaste? If the commercial for CREST says the cleanest mouth. Are you going to ask for a commercial to research it?

Maybe you should send a request to Mythbusters to test. "Using expensive oil will keep the engine running longer than cheap oil..."
There's just one problem with your logic. I never requested anyone research anything. You're striking down a straw man. To answer your question, no I would not ask a commercial to research a claim made by Crest. But I never asked Shell to research anything either! All I said is that in the absence of comparative evidence, I don't find the claim they're making very convincing. It's a personal opinion. Am I not entitled to my personal opinion? Why do you find this personal opinion so controversial? Indeed, I wouldn't believe Crest's claim without seeing some evidence either. But that doesn't mean I think that they have some moral obligation to provide that evidence. I simply think that Shell's claim would be more believable if they had taken the initiative by providing some evidence up front. But it's certainly their prerogative not to if they so choose. Likewise, it is my prerogative to not simply take them at their word. I honestly don't understand what your problem is. I don't understand why this is so controversial to you. All I said was that their commercial would be more effective -- i.e., it'd be more convincing to me -- had they done the same demo with a different oil showing different results. Think of commercials for, oh I don't know, laundry stain remover. On one grass stain they spray on one product, then on another they spray on their product and it visibly cuts through the stain better. That's all I'm thinking of. With commercials like that, they're at least making some effort to show the difference. Again, I'm not saying it's an obligation or anything like that. I'm simply expressing a personal opinion that I'd find Shell's commercial more convincing had they done something similar. So why is this so controversial to you? Why do you feel the need to pick a fight over something so common sense and trivial?
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