LINK -- http://www.neutrogena.com/product/oil-free+acne+wash+pink+grapefruit+foaming+scrub.do?sortby=bestSellers
The advertisement that I found on the internet was on the Neutrogena website. I looked up the information on an acne face wash called Oil Free Acne Wash Pink Grapefruit Foaming Scrub. The ad states that this acne scrub consists of Vitamin C and 100% of natural grapefruit extract, as well as tiny blue microbeads. The microbeads are polymer particles which go deep into blackouts and pores to clean out the dirt and oil on people's faces.
This relates to Sections A and B in Chapter 5 of the Epstein text because based on the evaluation premises (the test for accepting or rejecting a claim), the premises may be plausible, the argument can be valid or strong, and there is a good reason to believe the premises. Based on the three choices we can make in order to believe or reject a claim, I accept the claim as true because I have personal experience. "Our most reliable source of information about the world is our own experience" (84, Epstein). In order to trust and accept a claim, one must have personal experience because then we can rely on it. I recently bought this scrub and my face really did clear up after a couple of days. When I used it to wash my face every morning and night, it gave that feeling to my face as to where it felt more smooth and clear. As to other sources, we can accept that this claim is true by someone who is an expert in this area. My sister works at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco as a dermatologist assistant, and she had asked the doctor (her boss) if this type of scrub really helps clear acne. Her boss said yes; that is why I tried it.
This was a great example of personal experience of accepting or rejecting a claim. Many of our experiences help us figure out whether some ads are true or not and we can eventually tell our friends and family about it. Also, something to keep in mind when trusting other people‘s personal experience is to “compare it to what you know about the person or situation” (Epstein p.84) For example, a person could recommend a great restaurant, but in the past they’ve been known to have horrible judgment in food taste, so you probably won’t go because you’d be expecting the worst.
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