*Junk O’ Logic is an advertising principle discovered in the 1950s, that says you can give someone any two unrelated ideas and act like they’re related, and that person will make up a connection. This principle is used openly in beer advertising and many other products. Open a magazine, look at a billboard, and chances are you’ll be seeing an image that has nothing to do with the product.

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