单项选择题
Read the paragraphs below and tell the primary purpose.Consumers may be influenced to buy an item not only by its price and quality, but also by the image it projects-and the image may be just that, only an image. For instance, consider the cases of Haagen-Dazs ice cream and its competitor, Frusen Gladje. Both are rich, so-called gourmet ice creams, and both cost considerably more than most other supermarket brands. Both appeal to the consumer through their Scandinavian-sounding names, which imply that they are imported and thus superior or special in some way. The Haagen-Dazs package even shows a map of Norway and Denmark, further suggesting a Scandinavian connection. "But that special "imported" quality is wholly in the mind of the consumer: Haagen-Dazs is manufactured in New Jersey, and Frusen Gladje in Philadelphia. ( )
A.
To inform.
B.
To persuade.
C.
To entertain.
D.
To criticize.