PrepTest 54, Section 3, Question 1
Editorialist: Advertisers devote millions of dollars to the attempt to instill attitudes and desires that lead people to purchase particular products, and advertisers' techniques have been adopted by political strategists in democratic countries, who are paid to manipulate public opinion in every political campaign. Thus, the results of elections in democratic countries cannot be viewed as representing the unadulterated preferences of the people.
Editorialist: Advertisers devote millions of dollars to the attempt to instill attitudes and desires that lead people to purchase particular products, and advertisers' techniques have been adopted by political strategists in democratic countries, who are paid to manipulate public opinion in every political campaign. Thus, the results of elections in democratic countries cannot be viewed as representing the unadulterated preferences of the people.
Editorialist: Advertisers devote millions of dollars to the attempt to instill attitudes and desires that lead people to purchase particular products, and advertisers' techniques have been adopted by political strategists in democratic countries, who are paid to manipulate public opinion in every political campaign. Thus, the results of elections in democratic countries cannot be viewed as representing the unadulterated preferences of the people.
Editorialist: Advertisers devote millions of dollars to the attempt to instill attitudes and desires that lead people to purchase particular products, and advertisers' techniques have been adopted by political strategists in democratic countries, who are paid to manipulate public opinion in every political campaign. Thus, the results of elections in democratic countries cannot be viewed as representing the unadulterated preferences of the people.
Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the editorialist's argument?
Public opinion can be manipulated more easily by officials of nondemocratic governments than by those of democratic governments.
Advertisers' techniques are often apparent to the people to whom the advertisements are directed.
Many democratic countries have laws limiting the amount that may be spent on political advertisements in any given election.
People who neither watch television nor read any print media are more likely to vote than people who do one or both of these activities.
Unlike advertisements for consumer products, most of which only reinforce existing beliefs, political advertisements often change voters' beliefs.
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