Advertising has the ability to make people feel emotions they would not normally feel and potentially change their beliefs. It creates opportunities to persuade people to do things they otherwise might not. The document provides examples of how advertising could make people feel sympathy for mental health issues, importance from attending a particular journalism school, and that a retailer understands them. It also gives an example of how advertising could encourage beliefs that the mentally ill deserve better treatment and that there is much to do in college.