Brands are the Invention of Human Greed to Exploit Others

My apologies for posting just now for the herein Contender has voluminous of paper works to attend to in his work. I respect my opponent, and the readers of this debate. I have no intention of forfeiting any round. I will not spoil this debate. I. BRIEF STATEMENT OF FACTS To start with: For and in consideration of this debate, the following facts shall be deemed established, to wit: 1.1 The definition of 'BRAND' and 'EXPLOIT' as provided above and as agreed upon by the debaters shall be maintained all throughout this debate. 1.2 The concept of brand as solely for naming products shall also be maintained. 1.3 The practical examples provided by my opponent, amidst the lack of supporting documentation as evidence to claim, shall also be deemed accepted for my respect and trust that the same are true, factual, and consistent with respect to his personal experience. 1.4 The notion presented in the comment that one can buy similar but generic product for a lower cost compared to that of the branded shall also be deemed accepted. 1.5 Any and all parallel examples as above-mentioned shall also be deemed accepted as factual for the sake of this debate. II. REITERATION OF THE ISSUE TO BE RESOLVED 2.1 In the pain of being repetitious the original issue to be resolved is clear and simple: Whether or not 'All the brands we use now are the invention of human intellect to exploit others.' III. ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE FACTS 3.1 It is hereby rendered as factual the statement that branded products are more expensive than generic products. 3.2 It can also be presumed that most of the times the quality and material of both branded and generic products are more or less the same. 3.3 It also follows that the more popular or top brands of products are more expensive than the less popular ones. 3.4 With the above-mentioned premises, my co-debater and opponent thereby assumed and concluded that all of these are caused by the brands of the products; thus, these brands are invented to exploit the common people. 3.5 HOWEVER, in a deeper analysis of the facts and the situation, it is not really as simple as how most people, including my opponent, interpret it. The 'BRAND' of the product is not really the DIRECT cause of its high price. 3.6 The 'BRAND' is just the outermost layer which can readily and easily be seen as the cause. Digging deeper, we can find the real reason behind the more expensive prices. MARKETING/ADVERTISEMENTS. 3.7 A simple equation to solve for the price of a certain commodity is: PRICE OF THE PRODUCT = PRODUCTION COST + RAW MATERIALS + MARKETING/ADVERTISEMENTS. Any and all other factors not mentioned may be a subcategory. 3.8 The sad reality is, producers SPEND MORE TO MARKETING/ADVERTISEMENTS. That is why, as mentioned by my co-debater and opponent, celebrities are paid high just for promoting a certain brand of a product and in effect that product will be sold for a higher price and the people buying the products are the victims. 3.9 The more popular a brand is, the higher the expenditures of its marketing/advertisements. IV. CONCLUSION 4.1 Marketing/advertisements is the REAL REASON behind the high prices of branded products NOT THE BRAND per se. 4.2 The name/brand assigned to a product does not make it more expensive. The cost of MARKETING/ADVERTISEMENTS used to make the name/brand popular is the REAL REASON why a certain product is more expensive amidst its comparable quality with other products that are not branded or of less popular brands. V. PRAYER 5.1 WHEREFORE, premises considered, it is most respectfully prayed of the would-be readers: a) to consider the technicalities and analysis of the issue and not be swayed of the common and popular notion about top or popular brands; b) to make a personal and deep analysis of the issue; c) to think of possible remedies with regards to the issue of high prices of more popular products like the possibility of imposing legal cost limits to marketing/advertisements; and d) to render the judgment in favor of the con.