Distortion of Truth by Association

From How to Get Ahead in Advertising--There's a lesson in here somewhere:

More truth in advertising

And while we're at it, this one from the February 2014 issue of Guns & Ammo.

No, they're just cosmetic features. It's the firearm features that kill you.

HUMOUR BREAK

A little truth in Advertising from Malaysian Airways

  Boeing, Boeing Gone?

I'll stick to British Airways (or "Quantas, Defintely Quantas" in that part of the World).

Machinegun ad from the 1920s

This ad seems to me to convey the myth that a machinegun is the ultimate weapon (you know those schoolboy debates as to which is the best weapon).

Here we have the cowboy protecting his ranch from the evil desperados and wiping them out with his trusty Thompson.

Nevermind the muzzleclimb.

But this is advertising and it wants to sell you things. It plays on your fear--evil desperados. But you can deal with them if you buy our product.