英語(yǔ)汽車廣告中夸張修辭的研究,英語(yǔ)論文

英語(yǔ)汽車廣告中夸張修辭的研究,英語(yǔ)論文21世紀(jì)，是一個(gè)開放的、國(guó)際化的時(shí)代。中國(guó)自改革開放以來，以包涵的姿態(tài)汲取世界各國(guó)優(yōu)秀的文明成果,汽車文化正是伴隨著這股潮流來到了中國(guó)。越來越多的學(xué)者隨之研究外來汽車文化，尤其是汽車廣告語(yǔ)的研究。此前有學(xué)者從翻譯角度研究英語(yǔ)汽車語(yǔ)言文化，有的從社會(huì)學(xué)角度展開研究，也有從語(yǔ)言學(xué)角度展開。汽車廣告語(yǔ)是一種講服性語(yǔ)用言語(yǔ)行為,其目的和功能在于勸講消費(fèi)者購(gòu)買其宣傳的汽車。文章以為,在汽車廣告中,夸大修辭手段有助于強(qiáng)化廣告的勸講效果。因而夸大成為汽車廣告商經(jīng)常采用的一種廣告策略。為了分析英語(yǔ)汽車廣告中夸大的使用，方便國(guó)內(nèi)廣大商務(wù)人士、學(xué)者對(duì)英語(yǔ)汽車廣告的研究。在分析英語(yǔ)傳統(tǒng)汽車廣告和當(dāng)代多媒體汽車廣告的基礎(chǔ)上，本論文介紹夸大的定義、夸大在英語(yǔ)汽車廣告中的運(yùn)用、及夸大在英語(yǔ)汽車廣告中的功能，解讀英語(yǔ)汽車廣告中的夸大修辭手段。通過舉例分析經(jīng)典英語(yǔ)汽車廣告語(yǔ)，本論文以為英語(yǔ)汽車廣告商頻繁運(yùn)用夸大的修辭手法有夸張產(chǎn)品信息，引起消費(fèi)需求，勸誘消費(fèi)者購(gòu)買三種功能。本文關(guān)鍵詞語(yǔ)：夸大英語(yǔ)汽車廣告語(yǔ)用功能AStudyofHyperboleinEnglishCarsAdvertisementsABSTRACTThe21stcenturyisanopen,internationalizedera.Chinahasbeenabsorbingoutstandingachievementsofcivilizationfromothercountrieswithtolerantattitudesincereformandopeningup.Automobileculturehasaccompaniedthistrend.Nowadaysmoreandmorescholarsstudytheforeignautomobileculture,especiallythelanguageappliedincarsadvertisements.SomeofthemstudyEnglishcarsadvertisementslanguagefromtheperspectiveoftranslation,somefromsociologyandsomefromalinguisticangle.Automotiveadvertisinglanguageisapersuasivepragmaticspeechact,whosepurposeandfunctionaretopersuadeconsumerstobuytheautomobilespropagandized.Thethesisholdsthat,incarsadvertisements,hyperbolecontributestostrengtheningtheeffectofpersuasion.Thereforehyperbolehasbeenfrequentlyadoptedbyautomobileadvertiserasanadvertisingstrategy.ToanalyzetheusageofhyperboleinEnglishcarsadvertisements,andtomakethingsconvenientfortherelatedbusinessmenandscholars,thisthesisstudieshyperboleinEnglishcarsadvertisementsbymeansofintroducingthedefinitionofhyperbole,hyperboleusedinEnglishcarsadvertisements,andfunctionsofhyperboleinEnglishcarsadvertisements.ExamplesofEnglishcarsadvertisementsbothintraditionalandmodernmediaarecollectedforanalysis.Thus,throughtheverificationofclassicEnglishcarsadvertisements,thethesisconcludesthattherearethreefunctionsofhyperboleincarsadvertisingexaggeratingproductsinformation,creatingconsumersdemand,andpersuadingconsumerstobuy.Keywords:Hyperbole;Englishcarsadvertisements;PragmaticfunctionTABLEOFCONTENTSABSTRACT內(nèi)容摘要TABLEOFCONTENTSChapterOneIntroductionChapterTwoLiteratureReviewofHyperbole2.1Definitionofhyperbole2.2Classificationsofhyperbole2.3Traditionalresearchesonhyperbole2.4ContemporaryresearchesonhyperboleChapterThreeHyperboleinEnglishCarsAdvertisements3.1HyperboleinEnglishcarsadvertisementsintraditionalprintedmedia3.2HyperboleinEnglishcarsadvertisementsinmodernmediaChapterFourFunctionsofHyperboleinEnglishCarsAdvertisements4.1Informationexaggerationfunction4.2Demandcreationfunction4.3PersuasivefunctionChapterFiveConclusion5.1Findingsoftheresearch5.2LimitationsoftheresearchREFERENCESACKNOWLEDGEMENTSChapterOneIntroductionWiththefull-scaledevelopmentofeconomicglobalization,andtheincreaseinincomeofbothruralandurbanresidentsinChina,agrowingnumberofpeopleintendtopurchasecars,whichisviewedasatremendoustreasureforautomobilecompanies.However,comparedwithWesternautomobileindustry,thestrengthofdomesticenterprisesisstillfarbehind.Bythistoken,thedomesticautomobileenterprisesareconfrontedwithenormouspressure.Forthesedomesticautomobilefirms,theirproductsneedtobeadvertisedmoreeffectively.Agoodadvertisementcanbuildfavorableimagefortheproductandthefirm.EdwinL.Artztpointsoutthatadvertisingcreatesbrandimage,productinformationandbrandloyalty.(HuaMa,2005)Moreover,advertisingisfordeliveringthepropermessagetocustomersandprospectivecustomers.Apartfromupgradingtechnology,advertisementscanhelpmanufacturerstoenhancetheirreputation.Anenchantingcaradvertisementhasapowertodrawtheaudiencesneeds,andhelpsthemtodecidewhattobuy.Apparently,inthemarketingofautomobile,advertisingplaysanessentialrole.InChinaanincreasingnumberofbusinesspeopleandscholars,inordertounderstandandapplyEnglishcarsadvertisementsproperlyandalsotomakedomesticautomobileindustrybecomemorecompetitive,havesparednoeffortinstudyingEnglishcarsadvertisementsfromdifferentangels.Fromtheperspectiveoftranslation,ZhuZhenzhoufocusesonthetranslationstrategybymeansofanalyzingthelanguagefeaturesofcarsadvertisementstowinnowdownthesimilaritiesandtocomparethedifferencesbetweenChineseandEnglishadvertisementsfromfunctionaltranslationtheoryin2008;ZhangMinputsforwardthetranslationstrategyofChinesecarsadvertisementscopiesfromaliterarypointofviewin2018.Fromsociologicalpointofview,WangJiecongadvancesinterpersonalsignificancethroughthecomparativeresearchbetweenChineseandEnglishcarsadvertisementsin2020;YangXudonganalyzestheinterpersonalsignificanceinthediscourseofChineseandEnglishcarsadvertisementsin2020.Fromtheperspectiveoflinguistics,LingFangcomparestwoEnglishcarsadvertisementsfromthepointofmetafunctioninfunctionallinguisticsin2020;ZhangWeipingmakesatextanalysisofcarsadvertisementsfromtheangelofphonetics,vocabulary,rhetoricandsyntaxin2020;ChengZhiyingdiscussesautomobilesandautomotiveadvertisingfromtheperspectiveofsemioticsillustratedbythecaseofDateMyCarsin2021.Throughanoverviewofthepreviousstudies,itisnothardtodiscoverthatthestudiesonEnglishcarsadvertisementsbeforebasicallyrevolvearoundtranslatology,sociology,linguistics,etc.Howeverthereliesanissueinthesestudies:theirsubjectsaretooabstractandlargelyremaininthesuperficialaspects;andinspecificaspects,noseriousattentionhasbeenpaidtohyperbole.FewscholarsintegrateEnglishcarsadvertisementswithhyperboletostudythelinguisticphenomenonofEnglishcarsadvertisements.Probablybecausehyperbolehasgenerallybeenregardedasaclassictropewhosestudybelongstothatofrhetoric.(Mora,2008:106)ThisthesisfocusesontheapplicationofhyperboleinEnglishcarsadvertisementsanditsfunctions.Itconsistsoffiveparts:thefirstpartisanintroduction;thesecondpartisaliteraturereviewofhyperbole,itcanbedividedintodefinitionofhyperbole,classificationsofhyperbole,traditionalresearchesonhyperboleandcontemporaryresearchesonhyperbole;thethirdpartisananalysisofhyperboleinEnglishcarsadvertisementsfromperspectivesoftraditionalprintedmediaandmodernmedia;thefourthpartdealswiththreefunctionsofhyperboleinEnglishcarsadvertisementsinformationexaggeration,demandcreationandpersuasivefunctions;thelastpartisaconclusion,reportingthefindingsoftheresearchanditslimitations.ChapterTwoLiteratureReviewofHyperboleIntermsoftraditionalrhetoric,hyperboleisactuallyanintentionalexaggerationforemphasizingthefeatureandproducingthedesignedeffect.Asfarasweknow,theemergenceofhyperbolecanbetracedbacktothetimesofancientGreeceandRome.Thiskindoffigureofspeechhasbeencommoninsagas,talltales,GreekandRomanmythology,aswellasinpoliticalrhetoricandadvertisingslogansinabroaderway.2.1DefinitionofhyperboleHyperboleisAfigureofspeechconsistinginexaggeratedorextravagantstatement,usedtoexpressastrongfeelingorproduceastrongimpression,andnotintendedtobeunderstoodliterally(Bruchfield,1957:1005).Asafigureofspeech,hyperboleisusedtocreateastrongimpressionduetointensefeelingsandgreatemphasis.Itismoreofanexaggerationtoconveyakeenemotionortocreateanimageinreadersminds.2.2ClassificationsofhyperboleTheEnglishwordhyperbolecomesfromtheGreekwordhuperbol.Itisgenerallybelievedthathyperbolecanbeclassifiedintoextensiveandnarrow.Inshort,therearegenerallytwokindsofhyperbole:auxesisandmeiosis.(Han,2020)Throughhyperbole,thedescriptionofobjectsimage,quantity,functionanddegreewouldbechangedandbombastic.Inaprofessionalsense,XuPeng(2007)holdsthattheutilizationofEnglishhyperboleroughlycanbesplitintothesefollowingtypes:Usingnumerals;makingmeaningofthewordextreme;utilizingverbs;usingadjectivesandadverbs;usingthesuperlativedegreeofadjectivesandadverbs;usingprepositionalphrases;usingnouns;usingnegations.2.3TraditionalresearchesonhyperboleResearchesonhyperbolehavealonghistory.NumerousrhetoricianswerebornintheancientGreekandRoman,suchasQuintilian.Inretrospect,itcanbefoundthatthesocialeconomyandcultureofancientGreekwerehighlyprosperous,andliteraryworksalsoshowedunprecedentedprosperity.Tosomeextent,thisprovesthatprosperityofliteratureisexactlythemajorreasonforthemomentumofresearchonrhetoric.AccordingtoClaudia(2018:1),Lovepoetry,sagas,talltales,classicalmythology,politicalrhetoricandadvertisingastextscontaininghyperbole,illustratingthegreatrangeofthephenomenonregardingbothtimeandgenre.Itisobviousthattheoldresearchonhyperboleisstillfarfromenough,likethetipofaniceberg.Thousandsofyearslater,inthe1980s,thewell-knownEnglishlinguistLeech(1983)deemsthatinterpersonalrhetoricconsistsofhyperbolemaximandlitotesmaxim,whichislookeduponasthefirsttimeforhyperboletobeconnectedwithpragmatics.Sincethen,theresearchonhyperbolehasenteredintoanewstage.2.4ContemporaryresearchesonhyperboleAsforthepresenttime,peopleoftenusehyperboleintheirdailycommunicationunconsciously.Citeacommoncase,whenoneisveryhungry,hemaysay:Imstarvingtodeath.Orhemaysay:Icaneatonehundredcattle.Thesetwosentencesaretheexaggeratedexpressiontoindicateoneshunger.Throughthefigureofspeech,asimplesentencecandeliverastrongfeelingIamsostarvingIwanttoeatsomefoodTheexampleabovedirectlyshowsthecharmofhyperboleinordinarylife.Inrecentyears,theresearchonhyperboleisflourishing.ByaroughcalculationonthemostpowerfulnetworkplatformofknowledgediscoveryinChina,HowNet,whenIinputhyperbole,thenumberofsearchresultistheamazing5337.Sothisthesissinglesoutseveraltypicalarticleswhichconcentrateonhyperbole,suchasOnHyperbole,writtenbyLingRushanin1994,theauthorintroducesthefeaturesofhyperboleandtheperformancemethodsofhyperbole;OntheRhetoricEffectofHyperbole,writtenbyYangZhenglinin2003,revealstherhetoricaesthetic;OnRelevanceinHyperbole,writtenbySongChanglaiin2006whoarguestheviewthathyperboleenablespeopletocommunicateinabetterway;andAPragmaticApproachtoEnglishHyperbole,writtenbyZhuYaliin2018,illustratesthemainfunctionsofhyperboleinpragmatics.Inthenextchapter,thethesismainlyanalyzesthemethodsofutilizinghyperboleinEnglishcaradvertisementsbyillustrating5advertisementsfromnewspapersandmagazines,aswellas2advertisementsfromvideos.ChapterThreeHyperboleinEnglishCarsAdvertisementsAdvertisingisaninevitablepartofoursociety,whoseoutstandingfeatureisitscompetitivefight.AccordingtoTheDiscourseofAdvertising,advertisingisnotsomeexternalcuriositywhichweexamine,fromwhichweareseparate,butsomethingofwhichwearepart,andwhichispartofus(Cook,1996:182).Advertisingcomesinallshapesandsizes(Dahl,2007:11),suchasinnewspapers,inmagazines,onbillboardsalongthestreets,onTVandontheInternet.Theeffectsofadvertisinginfluenceuswhetherwelikeitornot.Forunderstandingtheremarkableforeigncaradvertisements,thischapterdwellsontheuseofhyperboleinEnglishcarsadvertisementsintraditionalprintedmedia,suchasnewspapersandmagazines,andinmodernmedia,suchasbroadcast,television,andInternet.3.1HyperboleinEnglishcarsadvertisementsintraditionalprintedmediaAccordingtoAHistoryofAdvertisingfromtheEarliestTimes:Illustrate,thereisnodoubtaboutthedesirethattradesmenandmerchantstrytomaketheirgoodspopularisalmostaslongastheexistenceofthecustomsofbuyingandselling,anditisbutnaturaltosupposethatadvertisementsinsomeshapesorformshaveexistednotonlyfromtimeinmemorial,butalmostforalltime.(Sampson,2018)Advertisinghasbeenassociatedwithmerchandising,whichmeansthattheproductionofcarscouldbringaboutcarsadvertisements.WiththeprogressoftheSecondIndustrialRevolution,theGermanBenzandDaimlerinventedthefirstautomobileintheworld.Sincethen,theautomobileindustryhasdevelopedrapidly,andcarshavebeentheleadingtransportvehiclesinsteadofpreviouscarriages.Meanwhile,thereisanincreasingcompetitionformarketingamongcarcompanies,andthesesophisticatedbusinessmenmasteredtheimportanceofadvertising,socaradvertisementsflourishedatablisteringspeed.Distinctadvertisementshavebeenutilizedbyautomobileadvertiserstopromoteandpopularizethecharacteristicandadvancementofautomobilessufficiently.Therefore,carsadvertisersmakefulluseoflinguisticstrategiestoadvocatetheirproducts,especiallyrhetoric.HereisaclassicaladvertisementsloganofRollsRoycepublishedonanewspaperin1999:Example1:At60milesanhourtheloudestnoiseinthisnewRollsRoycecomesfromtheelectronicclock.RollsRoyceAsdriversallknow,thesoundsofenginecouldbeheardcontinuallywhentheydrivetheircarsatahighspeed.ThedesignerOgilvytakesadvantageofhyperboleforthepurposeofarousingcustomersdesiretoseekluxuryfromdrivingRollsRoycebyusingthesuperlativedegreeofadjectives.Justthroughtheirsenseorgans,thereaderswillperceivethattheexperienceinRollsRoyceisagreatenjoyment,whichisentirelydifferentfrominanyothercommoncar.Afterreadingthisadvertisement,peopleundoubtedlycannothelpimaginingthescenethattheyaredrivingacarwithsuchasuperiorperformance.(Cao,2018)Byinterpretingtheloudestnoise,thereaderswouldperceivethattheloudestnoiseinRollsRoyceislikethesoundoftheelectronicclock.TheuseofhyperboleinthissloganexaggeratestheexcellentqualityofRollsRoyce,especiallyitssoundinsulationeffectofcabin.Thereisnodoubtthatthisisthemostclassicaladvertisementinthefieldofadvertising,whichsurprisesallinternationaladvertisers.Thefollowingsentenceisafragmentofanadvertisement:Example2:AndthisisthereinventedToyotaCamryavailablewitheverythingyoucouldpossiblywant.ToyotaAsreaderscatchsightofthepronouneverythinginthisadvertisement,theywillinevitablywonderattheomnipotenceofToyotaCamry.Everythinginthissentenceistheessenceofthisslogan,whichboaststhatToyotaCamrysoldinthestorescouldserveyouwithanythingyouwant.AndthisadvertisementalsodeliverstheinformationthatthisToyotaCamryisatrustworthyprofessionalautomobile.ThepopularityofToyotaresultsfromthecharmofthisspecialfigureofspeech,hyperbole.Theenchantmentofhyperboleisreflectedinadvertisementsabove.AnotheradvertisementofVolkswagenalsohassuchcharm:Example3:Inaworldthatsfarfromperfectisntitnicetofindsomethingthatspracticallythere?VolkswagenInthisadvertisement,theadjectivephrasefarfromperfectservesasakeyfactorofexaggeratingthesentencemeaning.ThedesignerhopesreadersapproveofthatVolkswagencanbringyouaperfectandspotlessenjoymentinanimperfectworld.Forthosewhoarepursuingperfection,thereisnoalternativetoVolkswagen.ThefollowingisanadvertisementofLotusEliseSClubRaceronEvoMagazine,whichisaworldtop-levelcarmagazine:Example4:Performanceisjustaboutperfect,notleastbecauseyougetahugeamountfromthecaratlessthanprison-sentencevelocities.LotusLotusisaworldfamoussportscarbrand,andlotsofracingfanschooseLotusforitsincomparablespeed.Thisadvertisementcanbeexplainedlikethis:Althoughdriversdontrace,theycanenjoytheexcitingperformanceofLotusfullyanddelightfully.Byusingprison-sentence,ahyperbolicdescription,thedesignerofthisadvertisementshowstheextremepleasureevenifyoudontexceedthespeedlimit.Thereisnodenyingthefactthattillnow,theEliseisregardedasadistinctiveracingcarintheworld.ThenextadvertisementtobeintroducedisfromaGermancarbrand,MercedesBenz,theworldsmostupscalecarbrand:Example5:Theengineisalittlecracker:itmakesnoapologyforitsrelativelackofcapacityandcylindersandneverfeelsshortonperformance.MercedesBenzInthisadvertisement,Mercedesisalsosoconfidentthatitusestheabsolutetone.Thedesigneremploysthenegativesnoandneversubtlyforperfectlyshowingthiscarsfaultlessperformance,whichpresentsthemagicalfunctionofhyperbole.Intherespectofattractingpeopletoconsume,theexaggeratedperformanceofMercedesBenzissurelyauniquesellingpoint.3.2HyperboleinEnglishcarsadvertisementsinmodernmediaApartfromtraditionalprintedmedia,modernmediainvolvingbroadcast,television,andtheInternethavecametothefrontline.Inthehighlyinformativeandintegratedeconomictime,advertisementsarespreadthroughvariouschannels.First,formostautomobilefirms,theyhavebuilttheirownofficialwebsiteinordertosetupanexcellentcorporateimageandenhancetheabilityofcommunicationwithcustomers.Forexample,asoneoftheworldsforemostBritishtopluxurycarbrands,Bentleyputsadvertisingvideosofitscarsonitsofficialwebsite,theadvertisementisasfollowsExample6:TechnologyreappraisedPerformanceredefinedWedontseeanSUVWeseeaBentleyIsthemostpowerfulthemostluxuriousandthemostexclusiveSuweintheworldandwithatopspeedofthreehundredandonekm/hitsalsothefastestitisBentleyAccordingtoTecentNewsin2021,BentleyofficialsreleasedavideoofBentayga,Bentley-ownedall-newSUV,inaclosedtestfield.Inthatvideo,Bentaygareachesthetopspeed301km/h,surpassingtheoncetopspeed284km/hfromPorscheCayenneTurboS,andbecomesthehighestspeedSUVintheworldconsequently.Asto301km/h,peoplemaynothaveadeepunderstanding,whiletheaveragespeedofmagneticallylevitatedtrainjustis300km/h.301km/hisamarvelousspeedandalsoisthetopspeedofBentayga,soexaggerationisobviousinitsadvertising.Infact,therearestillothertopsportscarsintheworldautomobilemarket.ButforshowingBentaygasperfecttechnologyandperformance,thedesignerusesanegationdontandanarticleantoinducecustomerstogetathoughtthatnootherSUVisbetterthanBentayga,meaningBentaygaisthetopSUV.Inaddition,theemploymentofhyperbolelikesuperlativeadjectivesthemostpowerful,themostluxurious,themostexclusiveandthefastest,conveysthesameconfidenceofBentaygastechnology.SuperBowliswellknowntoeveryAmericanpeople.AccordingtoForbes(2020),theannualSuperBowlfootballgameintheUnitedStatesisknownasthemostprominentadvertisingeventontelevision-withanaudienceofover108millionandstudiesshowingthat50%ofthoseonlytunedintoseetheadvertisements().Therefore,manyadvertisersespeciallyautomobileadvertisers,choosetopublishtheiradvertisementsonTVduringtheintervalsofSuperBowl.HereisahumorousdialoguefromtheadvertisingofSilverado:Example7:WhereisDave?Davedidntdrivethelongest-lasting,mostdependabletruckontheroad...DavedroveaFord.Twinky?Ya.ChevySilverado,fromthebeginningofyourworkdaytotheendoftheworld.ChevyRunsDeep.ChevyThebackgroundofthisstoryisthedoomsdayin2020predictedbytheMayan.Whenthedoomsdaycomes,thereareseveralsurvivorswhogetridofdeathbecausetheyaredrivingSilverado.ThedesignerwieldsthesuperlativeofadjectivesandtheendoftheworldforoverstatingChevysconsummateperformancewhenChevyfacesobstaclesanddifficulties.Butinpractice,foronethingSilveradoisnotthelongest-lastingandthemostdependabletruck.Foranother,theMayanpredictionisunreal.Inthenextchapter,thecommercialfunctionsofhyperboleinEnglishcaradvertisementsaretobenarrated.JustasadvertisingmasterDavidOgilvyputsit,Ourgoalistosell,otherwiseitwouldnotadvertise.Regardlessofwhatkindofadvertisement,itsprimarypurposeisaboutgainingprofit.Soawellwordedadvertisementcanproduceenhancedfeaturesandfunctionality.ChapterFourFunctionsofHyperboleinEnglishCarsAdvertisementsLauraCanoMora(2008)hasintroducedseveralpragmaticfunctionsofhyperbole,suchasemphasis,evaluation,expressionofsurprise,simplification,interestintensification,contrastofdifferencesandhumor.Generallyspeaking,therearefivefunctionsofadvertising:informationfunction,demandcreationfunction,persuasivefunction,getactionfunctionandgoodwillestablishmentfunction.(Wang,2018)Basedonthesefunctionsofbothhyperboleandadvertising,thisthesisillustratesthefollowingthreefunctionsofhyperboleinEnglishcarsadvertisements:informationexaggerationfunction,demandcreationfunction,andpersuasivefunction.4.1InformationexaggerationfunctionAccordingtoWiddowson,languageservesasameansofcognitionandcommunication:itenablesustothinkforourselvesandtocooperatewithotherpeopleinourcommunity.(Widdowson,2000:3)Itfollowsthatadvertisingisakindofcommunicationbetweentheadvertiserandtheconsumer.Sothefirstpurposeofcaradvertisementsisshowinginformationoftheirproductssuchasexquisiteappearance,excellentperformance,rationaltechnologicalparametersandreasonableprice.Whenhyperboleisusedinacaradvertisement,thebasicinformationwillbeoverstatedtoacertainextent.Hereisonecaradvertisementreferredtothiskindoffigureofspeech:Example8:Torsionbarsaretwisted100,000timestomakesuretheytorsionproperly.Keysareturnedon25,000timestomakesuretheydontbreakoffinthekeylocks.VolkswagenItisarepresentativeadvertisementinthefieldofinternationalautomobiles.Thedesigneruseshyperboletoexaggerateitsproductiveprocessinadditiontoprovidinginformation.Thisadvertisementshowsmanufacturersprecisenessandresponsibilitythroughexaggeratednumberstogaincustomerstrust.Infact,everykindofqualifiedcarneedstobetestedthroughtensofthousandsoftimesbeforeitleavesthefactory,whichisnotwidelyacknowledgedbycustomers.However,Volkswagenmakesabigfanfareoverthefigure,accordinglyitwinsthecustome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