Editorialist: Advertisers devote millions

Answer choices

1. A

   Weakens2% picked this

   Public opinion can be manipulated more easily by officials of nondemocratic governments than by those

   This makes it less likely that the political advertisements in the conclusion of the argument actually affected change in voters’ beliefs.

   2%
2. B

   Too Weak5% picked this

   Advertisers' techniques are often apparent to the people to whom the

   That people can recognize the advertisers’ techniques does not preclude them from being effective.

   5%
3. C

   Too Weak3% picked this

   Many democratic countries have laws limiting the amount that may be spent on political advertisements

   This reduces the amount of political advertising but not preclude them from being effective.

   3%
4. D

   Too Weak / Irrelevant Comparison2% picked this

   People who neither watch television nor read any print media are more likely to vote than people who do one

   There are two issues with this answer. First, there are other forms of media that could serve as the medium for political advertisements. And second, the argument is about the preferences of the people, not the segment of the population that votes.

   2%
5. E

   Correct89% picked this

   Unlike advertisements for consumer products, most of which only reinforce existing beliefs, political advertisements often

   Why this is right

   This suggests that the political advertisements are actually effectual and that they change voters’ beliefs.

   Skill tested: Strengthen · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   89%