Consumer advocate: Manufacturers of children's toys often place warnings on their products that overstate the dangers their products pose. βββββββββββββββ ββββββ ββββββ βββββββββ βββββββ ββββ ββ βββββ ββ βββββββ βββββββββ ββ βββββ ββββββββ βββββββββββββ βββββββββ βββββ βββββββββ βββββββ ββββββ βββ βββ βββββββ ββ ββββββββββ ββββββββββ ββββ ββββββββ βββββββ ββ βββββββ ββ βββββββ βββββββββ ββββββββββ βββββββββββββ ββ ββββββββββ ββββ ββββββ βββ βββββββββ βββ βββββββ βββββ ββββββββ βββββ
The author concludes that manufacturers of childrenβs toys should not overstate the dangers of their toys. This is based on the principle that product-warning labels should overstate dangers only if doing so reduces injuries. But manufacturers of childrenβs toys overstate their productsβ dangers only for the purpose of protecting themselves from lawsuits.
The author assumes that if the purpose of overstating the dangers of childrenβs toys is to avoid lawsuits, then it cannot have the effect of reducing injuries. This overlooks the possibility that overstating the dangers could reduce injuries, even if the manufacturersβ purpose in overstating is about something else besides reducing injuries.
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