Herman's Hammer Company and Melissa's Mallets, Inc both make hammers. Both companies only use steel produced in the United States to make their hammers. Herman's Hammer Company displays an ad in the local hardware store that says, "Buy from Herman's - we only use American steel, while competitors like Melissa's Mallets use inferior foreign steel!" The statement in the ad is
A)?an obvious
exaggeration.
B)?puffery.
C)?a false claim about a competitor's product.
D)?a half-truth.
C
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