A dismissive comparison of cigarette habit to a harmless cra

Quote★★★

“If [cigarettes] are behaviorally addictive or habit forming, they are much more like . . . Gummi Bears. I love Gummi Bears . . . and I want Gummi Bears, and I like Gummi Bears, and I eat Gummi Bears, and I don’t like it when I don’t eat my Gummi Bears, but I’m certainly not addicted to them.”

— Jim Morgan

Jim Morgan.

The point

A dismissive comparison of cigarette habit to a harmless craving like candy, denying addiction.

Audience

Adults

Tone

Ironic · Convicting

To tell aloud

under a minute · 59 words

Subjects

Addiction Addictions Denial Rationalization Self-Deception Excuses

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