How to Be a Consumer
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"How to Be a Consumer" is a satirical essay by Umberto Eco that humorously critiques modern consumer culture and the habits of contemporary shoppers.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How to Be a Consumer Context triple: [How to Travel with a Salmon and Other Essays, hasEssay, How to Be a Consumer]
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A.
The Decline and Rise of the Consumer
"The Decline and Rise of the Consumer" is a work by philosopher and cultural pluralism advocate Horace M. Kallen that examines the role, power, and rights of consumers within modern industrial and democratic society.
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Culture Jam: How to Reverse America's Suicidal Consumer Binge – And Why We Must
"Culture Jam: How to Reverse America's Suicidal Consumer Binge – And Why We Must" is a critical non-fiction book that challenges corporate-driven consumer culture and advocates for media activism and cultural resistance.
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C.
The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads
The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads is a nonfiction book that traces the history and mechanics of the attention economy, examining how media, advertising, and technology industries capture and monetize human attention.
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D.
How to Be a Conservative
How to Be a Conservative is a political philosophy book by Roger Scruton that presents and defends a modern, traditionalist case for conservatism in contemporary society.
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E.
23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism
23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism is a popular economics book by Ha-Joon Chang that challenges mainstream free-market assumptions through accessible, myth-busting essays.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How to Be a Consumer Target entity description: "How to Be a Consumer" is a satirical essay by Umberto Eco that humorously critiques modern consumer culture and the habits of contemporary shoppers.
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A.
The Decline and Rise of the Consumer
"The Decline and Rise of the Consumer" is a work by philosopher and cultural pluralism advocate Horace M. Kallen that examines the role, power, and rights of consumers within modern industrial and democratic society.
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B.
Culture Jam: How to Reverse America's Suicidal Consumer Binge – And Why We Must
"Culture Jam: How to Reverse America's Suicidal Consumer Binge – And Why We Must" is a critical non-fiction book that challenges corporate-driven consumer culture and advocates for media activism and cultural resistance.
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C.
The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads
The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads is a nonfiction book that traces the history and mechanics of the attention economy, examining how media, advertising, and technology industries capture and monetize human attention.
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D.
How to Be a Conservative
How to Be a Conservative is a political philosophy book by Roger Scruton that presents and defends a modern, traditionalist case for conservatism in contemporary society.
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E.
23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism
23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism is a popular economics book by Ha-Joon Chang that challenges mainstream free-market assumptions through accessible, myth-busting essays.
- F. None of above. chosen
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