March 9, 2011
#870: Advertising
Mathematically Annoying Advertising:
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When discussing real numbers, it is impossible to get more vague than “up to 15% or more”.
[[“FREE*” in large text, with substantial illegible fine print]]
If someone has paid $x to have the word “free” typeset for you and N other people to read, their expected value for the money that will move from you to them is at least $(x
(N+1))
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It would be difficult for the phrase “the more you spend the more you save” to be more wrong.