.] the illusion that occurs when a bright object is wheeled rapidly round in a circle [like a torch], giving rise to the appearance of a line of light throughout the whole circumference: namely, that an impression made by a pencil of rays on the retina, if sufficiently vivid, will remain for a certain time after the cause has ceased
Tobacco companies also have increasingly relied on their packaging and displays at retailers to build brand loyalty and grab consumers because it is one of the few advertising levers left to them after the government curbed their presence in magazines, billboards and TV.
Its time for the public, advocates and policymakers to call out the industry for tobaccos devastating effects on the environment
Paradox construction: Smokers rationalise that they may as well smoke, as they could die in an accident tomorrow or that even non-smokers die of heart attacks and cancer, or that smoking toughens the body and enables it to recover better from illness, and similar self-defeating excuses
