This illustrates a common (critique or defense) of advertising.Please choose the right answer for this question.

6 . The role of brand names and advertising Which of the following statements about brand names is true? Q It is always rational to prefer brand names over generic substitutes. O Brand names give the seller an incentive to provide consistently high-quality products and services in order to protect the reputation of the brand. 0 Brand names are always economically wasteful since they dupe consumers into buying more expensive goods and services that are no different from generic versions. Read the following example and determine whether it illustrates a common critique or defense of advertising. Noah sees a commercial for Athena clothing company that depicts the wearers of the clothes out having a good time with friends. Although he doesn't particularly need new clothes, the commercial prompts him to buy an Athena t-shirt. This illustrates a common V of advertising