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The Question

Many people use customer reviews on the internet to make decisions about what they buy.

Are customer reviews the most useful tool to use when making a purchase?

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using these reviews.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Background readings

Here are three articles exploring different opinions about the subject. These are good not only for helping with ideas for your answer, but also exposing you to useful topic vocabulary and sentence structures.
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Reading 2
Reading 3