Question: You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: Love Bill Maher, Hated the Book Product review: Love Bill Maher in person and some of his written material. However, I have to say I didn't like this book. It took me a couple of hours to wade through it.....short and not so sweet. Too much about Homosexuality and Sex. While I dont have a problem with either topic, I was looking for Bill's popular political bites and there is plenty of material out there for that topic. To my mind he missed the boat on this one.
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Question: You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: When a Linksys product doesn't work, you are out of luck Product review: I bought a wireless G router from Linksys in October, and still have not gotten it to work. The unit did not come with an installation CD (which was listed on the package), and I was told "You can buy one if you want". Countless emails, faxes, calls, and letters to both tech support and corporate, have gotten me nowhere. "We will send you the CD immediately". Never happens. "We are so sorry, and will make this right". Never happens. When I asked for an RMA, I was told "I think an RMA has something to do with returning the product". I will never EVER buy a Linksys product again.
Answer: decrease

Question: You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: Motorcyclist's must have item Product review: This is the second balaclava I've ordered from this source. Shipping is fast and the item has come well packaged and undamaged each time.I wear this under my helmet for several reasons: to protect the liner of the helmet from the natural oils in my hair and skin, to help keep my earplugs or earbuds in place, to stop the wind from making knots in the hair at the nape of my neck, and in cool weather to provide a little extra warmth. Since it's silk however, I can wear it in warm weather without overheating.
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