TOEFL Writing for an Academic Discussion - Practice Question with Sample Answers and Templates 

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I am fully convinced that social media influencers have a huge impact on marketing, especially among the younger generation. Since the use of social media has grown among millennials and Gen-Z during the last decade, it is evident that social media influencers would target these groups of people into buying what they advertise through their internet platforms. I believe that celebrities have a huge impact on sales because they are quick to catch up with current trends and many young people take inspiration from them in order to be trendy as well. Therefore, when a celebrity advertises a product or service on their social media, the mass audience would get the incentive to pay for the product, and thus it would make a huge profit. Thank you very much!

Thanks for this video! My response While social media influencers have had a significant impact on people’s purchasing power recently, I believe that social media are becoming not as influential as they were a few years ago. I can relate to both Jack’s and Emily’s opinions, but I would like to add that there are too many social media stars nowadays and furthermore any usual person may start their career as a blogger so the people’s confidence in products, promoted by influencers hardly decreases. But in spite of this fact, platform TikTok affects consumer’s minds the most. As an example, there are many videos of beauty influencers on this platform making hauls on what they bought at Sephora or other drug stores. After those videos it is very hard for consumers to find promoted products in stores because of a huge fan’s interest in the product or brand.

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In my opinion social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok abound with influencers who have a serious impact on consumers behavior. As Jack mentioned, people tend to trust influencer´s opinion about something without checking if the product meets quality standards. Moreover, companies are taking advantage of this phenomenon to control their customers through influencers. They send several products to these people so they agree on showing them on their videos. Most of the time, influencers promote products that they did not even try. From my point of view, people are losing their power to decide what to purchase because someone else is making a decision for them. Thanks a lot for your help. I really appreciate it I got 90 points but I need over 100. I have 5 months more to get prepared. I hope you cand upload more videos like these ones.

Thanks a lot!☺ My response While I appreciate the points mentioned by Jack and Emily, I think that the impact of social media influencers on consumer behavior is definitely important. First and foremost, many people spend lots of time on social media. So who use social media can be exposed many times to some products by influencers. Plus, influencers also have lots of fans as a celebrity. Their fan used to buy the products that the influencers promoted or bought. Sometimes they don’t consider usefulness. To illustrate with an example, my friend Amy always buys cosmetics that her favorite influencer buys. Some people, including Emily, may feel that influencers don’t have a significant impact on consumer behavior, but I think that influencer’s impact on consumer behavior is powerful.

Hi! This is my answer: The way I see it social media influencers definitely have an impact on the consuming preference of society. Not only because of what Jake states about how people look up to these mediatic figures but also due to how they tend to believe in absolutely everything they say. Moreover, I believe the problem is that consumerism is shown by them as an activity to spend your free time and not to satisfy basic needs. In my opinion, a solution to this issue is to educate adolescents in this topic since high school, by teaching them how to be skeptical and selective of what they are buying. If they are raised to be aware of what they consume, the impact of social media influencers will be reduced.

I believe that social media influencers play an important role in the selling process. There are two reasons to support this idea. Firstly, the cost of hiring them is cheaper than paying for well-known celebrities. For example, companies can hire 10 influencers from varied backgrounds for the same cost as hiring one famous artist. This action will provide more advantages for the products to be recognized by many people from different walks of life. The next reason is that influencers are more creative in introducing new products to their audiences. Social media influencers understand what their followers want; for instance, they can create short stories or host live sessions on their own accounts. This allows them to communicate directly and attract their followers' attention without the intervention of others. In conclusion, using influencers to promote or sell products on their accounts can significantly benefit companies.

Thanks for the video my response, I am on the same side as Jack. I think social media influencers have a significant effect on users. Firstly, an average of people spend 3 hours each day on social media. During that time they get suggestions from a wide variety of influencers, and they gradually embrace some of them and form trust. This type of relationship causes them to buy the products that the influencers suggest. However blindly buying products brings a really big problem, selling scam products. Since there are a high amount of people who will buy just what the influencer suggests, the companies can earn money by selling even harmful products that have not been tested or validated.

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hello here is my response This is a challenging topic, but I think that social media influencers and celebrities with large number of followers have a huge impact on consumer behavior. I strongly agree with Jack’s idea that people who follow them and admire them will trust their recommendations.I would add that most followers of these social media stars are people who want to be like them. Consequently, if the celebrity shares products or services that they use, their followers would most likely like to use them. While Emily raised the relevant point that today there are a lot of different influencers promoting various products which makes it difficult to choose whom to trust. I half agree with her there. However, I would like to add that nowadays there are different advertisements everywhere and I think influencers’ suggestions do not differ from them. From my point of view, their promotion is another type of advertisement and helps consumers to learn more about specific product or service.

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Thank you Michael for this helpful video and detailed explanations. I haven't practiced writing that much before. I was mostly focused on reading, listening and speaking and I have just started practicing writing and my test is in two months. I don't know how much I can trust the e-rater. I have practiced four samples that ETS has uploaded, got 2 fours and 2 fives. I don't know how well I actually write. Do you think we can trust the score that the e-rater gives?

Hi, Michael! Thank you for the video. Could you review my response? While I appreciate the points mentioned by both Jack and Emily, I think that social influencers do have a very significant impact on consumer behavior. First, we are currently seeing a lot of brands looking for partnership among these social influencers, and the reason is not only because they became very popular among social networks, but also because their followers are committed to what that person says, does and what products they trust. Furthermore, Jack states an important detail about the veracity of these recommendations given by the social influencers. It’s likely that many of them act out of financial interest nowadays, rather than genuine taste for the product offered by the brand they are associated with.

Many people nowadays are concerned about the impact of social media influencers on consumer behaviour. Though Jack has a good point of view that many people especially the young one are more likely to imitate and trust social media infuencers, another key factor to consider is adolescents have the desire to try new products, especially those that have been advertised by social media influencers. while I agree with Emily's point of view, I would like to qualify that despite the high number of people following the influencers, there are many people who are more aware when they buy certain products because they know very well that there are side effects and not all feedback is true.

Thank you so much for the video My response I definitely believe that these new tagged celebrities: social media influencers actually influence the market as a whole. As Jack has aptly suggested, not only young social media users are attracted but also elderly people trust and buy through these advertisements. However, I believe that not all the influencers can be trusted, due to the role they play in these videos or photos recommending products but, most young generations benefit from discounts and coupon codes offered and provided to buy a service or product by the influencers. Furthermore, Emily has contended that it is cumbersome to trust the influencer but she is overlooking the broader context in a way that is advantageous to not only customers but also to miniature companies trying to establish their brand globally. To make a long story short, I personally believe that they modify consumer behavior through their honest and trusted review.

While I appreciate the points mentioned by Jack and Emily, I think that nowdays social media influencers have a strongly impact in the endorsing products and services. Even if people is looking for a product they search an influencer on instagram or tiktok to have more options and feel safe in their election. Although, we have the possibility to read the comments from other people that have used the product before and sometimes we can obtain a percentage off with the codes they share in the stories, this is another interesting point for people that is looking for a product. However, some influencers have lost credibility because some people think that their job is to endorse as different products as possible to earn money and that sometimes they do not use the products. This is a challenging topic but I think influencers will continue influencing people.

What do you think? While I was reading Jack and Emily answers, I realized that I agree more with Emily. Despite we have those social media influencers all day long doing advertisements, we are in a society that have lots of information, not only what Instagram or RU-vid says. I believe that when we are interested in a product, we look for other information and not only what the influencers says. For example, If I were alone, reading or watching what a famous social media influencer has to say, I would not believe in that at first. I will probably ask the opinions of people around me, people that I trust and know that have knowledge.

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Thanks for the video! My response While I appreciate the points mentioned by Jack and Emily, I think that the public are not completely influenced by social media. Nowadays most people read and review the products before they buy any. As a result, they would not blindly buy any items online without good ratings. Remember that most people purchase only according to their needs rather than making any blind guesses, so they are most likely to check the authenticity of the brands they are about to buy. Some people may feel that online products or services are all true, but many of them will look into the product’s or services' quality before buying any. Thus, I believe that social platforms don’t have a significant impact on the costumers' purchasing preferences.

Personally, I can guarantee that social media influencers have massively impacted purchasing power nowadays. Especially among new generations and youth. I strongly agree with Jack’s point of view. Influencers have their own ways of attracting people and engaging them to follow their opinions and recommendations. For instance, I have a young niece, who follows a Facebook blogger, and she imitates her in everything. Therefore, she buys lots of trivial stuff only because she watches reviews about them on her RU-vid channel without even reading other customers’ reviews. The blogger’s feedback is so reliable to her. However, Emily’s opinion may be right with seniors or adults who validate and buy only what they legitimately need and also read reviews for each product they buy.

While I appreciate both opinions, I think social media influencers have a significant impact on consumer behavior. I totally agree with Emily's point that most people are smart enough to know what they need. However, sometimes the power of the advertisement makes you need something you are not thinking about. Additionally, the most targeted audience on social media comprises young adults, who are highly susceptible to these advertisements. Overall, social media influencers have a significant impact on our lives. Undoubtedly, that is not a good thing and we have to be focus on what we need.

Could you please clarify if there is any additional time allocated for reviewing the task and responses in WRITING TASK 2, or if the total time is limited to 10 minutes, including both reading and composing the response? I appreciate your response in advance.

Thanks for your detailed explanation and tips. By the way, I have a question for your first example. Why 'While' can be used at the beginning of the paragraph? As we know, there are two meaning for the word 'while' a s a conjunction. 1. During the time 2. Whereas I guess if you want to argue against Jack and Emily, it is natural to use while for 2nd meaning. But, I felt the paragarph insist in the same way with Jack and Emily. Can you explain more about my question?

Hey, this is my answer. Could you please tell me whether I need to make any changes? While I appreciate the contributions made to this discussion by Jack and Emily, I believe that social media influencers play a major role in consumer behaviour in today's world. Almost everybody has access to social media nowadays, be it teenagers or working professionals or older adults in their 60s. The world comes together and interacts on social networking sites thus making these platforms a hub to market products to a vast audience in a short time. In such a scenario, social media influencers play a crucial part in attracting a large number of consumers towards the products that they choose to endorse. These influencers have an enormous amount of followings and are popular among younger audiences that are often the target audiences for various brands. Influencers today have the ability to captivate our minds and bring us to buy something that we may not necessarily need. Although I agree that some influencers may not spare time to verify the authenticity of the products that they're offered to endorse, it is hard to deny the impact that they have on social media users thereby manipulating consumer behaviour.

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here's my response : This is a controversial topic, but I personally think that social influencers have drastically affected consumers behaviors. When a person sees an advertisement done by their favorite influencer for a certain product, they will going to want to buy it no matter if they need it or think it's good or not. I strongly agree with Jack's view point about whether the products they promote are trustworthy or not. And I would like to add that as I've seen, most of the time people realize these products end up being highly unreliable. While Emily raised the relevant point that consumers are capable of choosing what they need instead of what's promoted, she neglected to mention that a lot of costumers unconsciously make those decision. So, to sum up, I believe that influencers have definitely changed our decision making abilities.

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My response The rising of social media influencers also affect the advertisement sector and the effects of these influencers on consumer’s behavior has generated much discussion in recent years. My personal belief is that they have a huge impact on society. Because they are usually followed by the people who find them sincere and warm. So the followers have a tendency to trust them and the tendency makes easier for them to buy the products which the influencers have promoted. But, I also understand the concerns of Jack over reliability of the influencer’s comments, but I think that he misses another crucial point that most of the influencers also use the products for some time before they promoted it. Therefore, they are also one of the consumers and if they continue to use it, this shows the reliability of their support to the brand.

Social media influencers have become increasingly popular in recent years, and their impact on consumer behavior is undeniable. With millions of followers on platforms like Instagram and TikTok, influencers have the power to sway people’s opinions and purchasing decisions. For example, a study by the Influencer Marketing Hub found that 63% of consumers trust influencers more than traditional advertising. This is because influencers are often seen as more authentic and relatable than celebrities or brands. Additionally, influencers can provide detailed reviews and recommendations for products, which can help consumers make informed decisions. However, there are also concerns about the authenticity of influencer content and the potential for misleading advertising. Despite these concerns, it’s clear that social media influencers are here to stay and will continue to play an important role in shaping consumer behavior.

I agree with Jack because nowadays, there are a lot of famous influencers on social media who are paid BY big companies to they endorsing their products. My personal belief is that if influencers had not existed, then people would buy fewer things. There are a lot of people who buy certain things only because their favorite influencer is promoting them. In addition, it is very common that people spend a lot of time on the Internet looking for something to buy. I think it is a kind of addiction. For example, it is well-known that people who spend a lot of time on the Internet, also buy more stuff, even when they do not need the things.

Thank you for ideas. My response - The topic of Social media celebrity has generated much discussion in recent years. My personal belief is that social media influencers do not possess much talent, so I would not consider them role models for the society. I must admit that my opinion on this matter has been profoundly influenced by my own personal experience. I remember when I was in high school, my classmate Rina started her won social media account, where she used to show her luxurious life. Her father was a Pilot and subsequently, he collected a lot of wealth. She does not have any talent of her own and she just takes pride on her father's money. This negatively impacts the life of kids who consume her content and feel sad about their lives. Especially, children from the lower strata of the society face stress from such type of content. To add, I totally agree with Emily's point about the numerous influencers who promote different product, many times this influencers take advantage of the competition between various companies and charge more money for promotion. For instance, Rajdeep star, an influencer, endorses both Puma and Reebok which have competitive interests. To sum up, I do not prefer social media influencers as celebrities.

Thanks for the video my response, Personally, I believe that social media does have an impact on the goods and products we consume. I agree with Jack’s thoughts, in this new era we live in, influencers have become almost like movie stars. Take the Kardashians as an example, they have millions of followers on their platforms and charge hundreds of thousands of dollars to post stories or pictures with a specific brand. We might ask why? The answer is simple: because they drive sales. The vast majority of people want to buy, wear, and consume what these celebrities do. Regarding Emily’s comment, I think generalizing that most people are smart enough could be a misconception. Data shows that most users of these platforms are young people who can easily be influenced, and manipulated.

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Thanks a lot for your great effort.🙏🏽 However, I think ETS made this change because they can't handle the influx of students using AI to learn and ace the independent question. So, they're hustling to cash in by tricking students into thinking this is an upgraded deal. It's a money-making machine company. Ever since the new executive director took over, ETS has been making all sorts of messed-up changes. That's why more universities are accepting Duolingo and IELTS now.

I have a question, Can I write something like this “ while I appreciate the points mentioned by Emily, I agree with Jack’s idea that…” or should I just say “ I agree with jack’s idea that…” and not even mention Emily’s pint of view. I am planning on sending my all assay to your e-mail but I want to check with you before. Thank you so much for all the you do.

Hi Michael, Thanks in advance for your valuable feedback. In my opinion, no one can turn a blind eye to the fact that people are impressed by influencers. I strongly agree with Jack's idea that young people count on celebrities a lot. I'd add that influencers are role models for youngsters, and they follow and imitate their standpoints blindly. Youth tend to keep up with the new trends in society, so influencers' comments are of great importance to them. While Emily raised the relevant point that most people make wise decisions about what to purchase, she did not mention that juveniles believe everything. As they are less equipped and experienced, they are unable to distinguish an authentic point of view from a destructive one. For example, when I was a twelve-year-old child, a popular singer advertised a cell phone on TV and showed it much better than it really was. Although it was an ordinary product, the majority of my classmates purchased that cell phone.

Hi, thank a lot for the video. here is ny response While i appriciate the points mentioned by both Jack and Emily, i think that at the beginning of social media and influencers back to 2016, people did not really understand what is behind all of this inuncers they were not aware that those who they trust and follow benfith. However, years passing by and people start to understand that some of these infulncers promoting different types of think that do not work together, For example when influencers that i follow once recommended about retinol serum and moth later she recommend about other serum and said she used them together which as a result cause about thirty teenangers girls to burn their face and eventually this teeangers went to court. In the end, regarding some cases people understand they should not trust any influencer.

Thanks for the video. My response. The topic of effect social media influencers on consumers is much debatable these years. I believe that people nowadays are addicted to social media, and try to follow most of the things displayed on these platforms. Social media influencers take advantage of these scenarios and can be biased in promoting a product for their financial gains. I understand Emily’s point that the number of such influencers is too high. However, she is missing a critical point that even the number of people using these social media platforms is proportionally higher. These influencers can significantly affect the consumers selection of items for sale and can be hired by companies to increase the sales of their products. People nowadays need someone whom they can trust. To sum up, these are the reasons why I believe that social media influencers can sway consumer behaviors to a great extent.

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Thank you sir for the video.What do you think about my response: "With the rise of social media,a lot of influencers have taken it as a full time job where they promote different kinds of products on their platforms.I agree with Jack about influencers having a significant impact on consumers but I'd like to add that it can be both positive and negative depending on what they are promoting and who is watching.For instance,we have influencers who promote sex toys, don't get me wrong,there is no harm in toys but they don't have control over who is watching or purchasing.Teenagers might end up purchasing and using since a they want to imitate a certain celebrity.On the other hand,others may market something like land or a hotel which leads to a lot of people checking them out due to their massive following and the trust people have on them.But one thing people should know is that they do all this for money. In light of the reasons mentioned, I strongly believe that influencers have an impact on people's behavior.

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How is this? Personally speaking, I think with the advancement in technology, social media marketing is on the rise and is reaching much higher levels than previously seen. These new "digital economic giants" referred to as social media influencers have a huge part in this upshoot. With new phone releases like the "iphone series", just anybody can become a social media influencer. Hence, I believe Jack has a point when he questioned the authenticity of the products. Many of the social media influencers are not experts, so the validity of the products they recommend can not be verified. Besides, a lot of then are more interested in the monetary compensation they recieve from the companies that work with them. Social media has become deep rooted in our society especially amongst the new generation. I believe the swaying abilities of these influencers is only going to increase. Day by day, parents are slowly losing control over the wants of their children. The average 15yr old would rather take advice from his favourite youtuber or tiktoker than his parents. This is the extent of things.

Great video! Could you please take out a minute to rate my answer? - The trend of social media influencers has been on a rise in the recent times and thus, we have been witnessing a sky rocketing of endorsements on every platform we visit. I believe the influencers have a considerable impact on the consumer behavior. While I do agree with Emily on the point that there are too many people Endorsing different products, making it hard to choose from, I don't agree that most people are smart enough to refrain from buying the products. First of all, the products are meticulously marketed to target the buyers and often claim to address their issues in a better way than the other products in the market. For instance, hair care and skin care products claim to be all natural and chemical free to appeal to people. Thus, even when people are unsure about the authenticity, they might get convinced to give the product a try after seeing the advertisement multiple times. Because even when people think they're smart enough to not fall for marketing strategies, they could still find the ingredients and claims to be plausible and try them.

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Heyy Michael! Thank you so much for the great work you are doing here for us, all the test-takers. I have written a post on this prompt and am wondering if you could give me some feedback. Since i am from Afghanistan, I cannot do any online transactions so the only way for me is to use free resources to prepare my self for my test which i will be taking on 29th this month. I am of the convection that social media influencers, with a large number of followers, have a considerable impact on the consumers and hence their purchasing and preferences. As known to all. most of their followers are people who try to follow what these celebrities do and imitate their behaviors because of the trust they have in them. Therefore, if they advocate for a product on their social media platforms, the followers are also most likely to go and purchase the same good. On the other hand, if these celebrities campaign against a commodity, it will also have a significant impact on the market for such commodities. For instance, a few weeks ago, Cristiano Ronaldo, who is a well-known footballer, pushed away two bottles of Coc from the scene in an interview. This simple action resulted in more than 3 million dollars loss of the company's shares.

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My response is: If I were to choose, I would definitely say that social media influencers have a strong impact on consumer behaviors. My personal belief is that when a product is promoted, we see it on social media as it is advertised. I have to admit that my opinion on this matter has been profoundly influenced by my own personal experience. For instance, I am overly influenced when I see on social media a pretty girl putting skin care products on her skin. I am, to be honest, easily convinced by the idea that the product in question will purify and enlighten my skin as it does for her. I understand Emily’s point regarding people having their own choices and acting towards their own needs, but I believe that she misses another critical point: the undeniable effect of idolization and social media. It is tremendously hard to step back and think logically when faced with a glorified advertisement, with a chilly music in the background. In light of the reasons mentioned, I strongly believe that social media influencers have a major power on our society, especially on young people.

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I am open to any feedback! I believe that social media influencers are the strongest marketing force in our generation. People became easily influenced by others, especially individuals with huge followers and viewers. This can be either positive or negative. For example, Jack mentioned a good point by questioning the authenticity and realism of social media. Many influencers care about nothing other than money, which drives them to promote low-quality and poor products, and their followers can be easily tricked by that. However, these same influencers can advertise helpful products that could change people's lives. So, I assume we should raise awareness on whom and what to trust on social media and never be tricked or easily influenced by others. And always have an independent opinion.

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While the growing significance of social media influencers on consumer behavior is undeniable, I disagree with the point that it holds power to shift the consumer’s perspective. It just makes today’s consumer more aware about the options available. This trend is in favor of product or service providers as they now have a better platform to market their products or services that can reach to millions, and it is a cost-effective marketing strategy as well. In addition to this, this era is of intelligent consumers. They understand that there is a tendency for influencers to be biased towards a product. Therefore, service or product providers should consider this new avenue an opportunity rather than a threat.

Thanks for the video!! Could you please check my answer While I appreciate the points made by Jack and Emily, I believe that nowadays influencers have a large influence on how we buy products and services. Years ago, marketing companies focused their efforts on creating unique TV advertisements so people could buy their products and services. However, that has changed with the expansion of platforms such as RU-vid or Instagram, whereas if you live in New York or Antartica, you probably pass your free time watching your favorite influencer on these platforms. As a consequence, many of us and even more of the younger generation are susceptible to being influenced by these influencers, who do not hesitate to promote companies products without making sure about their effectiveness. Overall, nowadays influencers have great power, and I do believe they make a difference when talking about consumer behavior and marketing.

Sir, kindly tell ,do we have to read the entire paragraph of each student or we can read first 1-2 sentences from each student's reply. Can this serve the purpose? Do guide ,thanks

hey, guys! You've been very helpful! Can you see more texts that I made? Economic growth and protecting the environment I believe that the question made by our professor is very interesting and polemic. The importance of economic growth and protecting the environment are two essential thing that every person must be concerned. In my opinion our top priority is to protect the environment. Since we think of the nature and the lives that are involved on this, being sustainable, we have our first problem solved. Then, naturally the economy will be articulated with our future. It’s a big problem to human beings when they prioritize economic growth instead of thinking and protecting the environment. Because of this thought, we should think: how could we live in this planet, if we don’t take care about the environment? Soon, there will be no planet, no life at all. The ethics of targeted advertising Our professor brought up a polemic discussion concerned with the ethics of targeted advertising. Our technology has advanced, and we now face some problems and not only happiness. For example, the targeted advertising phenomenon happens every time in our daily lives. Let’s think of a situation where a person is interested in a product that is being sold on the internet. When a person starts to look for the best price and store to buy, suddenly a lot of targets advertising starts to pop up on the screen. The person doesn’t want that, but this is above her choice. Therefore, I agree that there is a big ethical problem that has no way to resolve, unless you restart all your history on the website used to search for the product. The effects of social media I believe that social media and its effects on human lives is an important issue, that should be discussed with the population in general. We are here in an academic place, so we must know that we are thinking different from people in general. We have backgrounds, studies that help us to discuss and help us to have a critical look about this issue. For instance, if I came out with this polemic issue to know my mother’s opinion, probably she wouldn’t care about it. Social media to her is a place where she talks to her friends form childhood that no longer live near here. On the other hand, if this question will be brought in a class at the university, the controversy will be big, since we will be dealing with young people that use social media every day, since they were kids and don’t know how to deal with life without it.

Thank you for this video. Can you please rate my response? My response In my opinion, social media influencers have a significant impact on consumer behavior. I agree with Jack's point that people trust their recommendations. I would add that if we check the product online they only mention ingredients, and how to use them, and the product is nice to use. But influencers will provide honest reviews about products after using them. So, this is the advantage for us to know whether we want to buy that product or not. For instance, I want to buy makeup products say a foundation. First, I will check with my influencer person's page which brand she is using and what's the review. After that, I will buy that product for myself. Second, we sometimes get discounts if we use their promo code which is cheaper than buying from the store Therefore, for those two reasons, I will get honest reviews, and save money I feel social media influencers have a remarkable influence on people.

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Thank you for your videos! It helps me a lot. Could you please give me feedbacks on my answer? There are many discussions about social media influencers impacting consumer behaviors and purchases. Personally, I believe that celebrities have been affecting the way that consumers perceive goods and services. Firstly, as influencers these days are not only people who are famous, but are people with large numbers of fans who love them and would like to imitate them. This could mean that consumers are likely to follow what the influencers have been exposing on their own social media accounts, based on their admirations. It is true that most people are smart enough to choose their own decisions, however, it is true that admiration towards the celebrities are increasing as well, influencing the choice of customers largely. This shows that people with large followers on social media must be cautious of what they are posting, with the responsibility that they could alter audiences’ viewpoints and choices.

Hi, this is my response. It will be of great help if you can rate this. Thankyou Thanks for the video. My response. The topic of effect social media influencers on consumers is much debatable these years. I believe that people nowadays are addicted to social media, and try to follow most of the things displayed on these platforms. Social media influencers take advantage of these scenarios and can be biased in promoting a product for their financial gains. I understand Emily’s point that the number of such influencers is too high. However, she is missing a critical point that even the number of people using these social media platforms is proportionally higher. These influencers can significantly affect the consumers selection of items for sale and can be hired by companies to increase the sales of their products. People nowadays need someone whom they can trust. To sum up, these are the reasons why I believe that social media influencers can sway consumer behaviors to a great extent

I don't get why you are giving everyone a mediocre score of around 20 when your own response is not even that special either. Their minor grammar mistakes resulted in a dramatic score decline, but your "nowadays. Nowadays" response got a perfect score. How's that even fair? Smh

Thank you for the video, it's very helpful ! Would you mind checking my essay please? That's my first one. I do not believe social media influencers have changed the way people consumed. As a matter of fact, I think social media influencers are only replacing television adds. Advertisers have noticed that less people watch TV, which means that less people see their adds and they are now asking influencers to promote their products since there are more and more people on social medias. Moreover, I agree with Emily and I believe most people do not buy products just because they saw it on social media and that they think twice before purchasing something. The only people who could do that would be children but they don’t have a credit card, and are, normally, not allowed on those platforms.

i write 100 percent same answer and got 4 point not 5, you are claiming wrong.

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Title: The Paramount Role of Marketing: Unraveling its Transcendence The topic of marketing has ignited extensive deliberation in contemporary times. In today's fast-paced world, where time is a precious commodity, it is imperative to explore the changes made by influencer whether, can sway the behaviours of consumer by endorsing products or services. In my unwavering conviction, I firmly contend that influencers stands as the catalyst for aligning the changes in consumer's behaviour, exemplified by people's choice of buying the products used by their influencer and have them in advance. People's often love to see those products in their hand, if their influencer had mentioned about it before. Not only did they follow all trendings created by them, they also love being called their fan's, wearing the product's they endorsed. While I comprehend Emily's concerns regarding trust issue, I posit that she overlooks another crucial dimension. Trusting and following them unreasonably is the act that the true fans usually make. Usually, so they don't have trust issues. Instead, they follow them blindly. Subsequently, it becomes patently evident that following them blindly and not having trust issues is of utmost significance, hence warranting meticulous attention and nurturing.