Imagine a Popular Star Baseball Player with Many Endorsement Contracts

question 124

Multiple Choice

Imagine a popular star baseball player with many endorsement contracts for sports drinks, athletic apparel, and personal care products is arrested for abusing his pregnant wife. The companies whose products he endorsed felt that as a result of his arrest ____ and cancelled his contracts and stopped showing the advertisements in which he appeared.

• A) his likability would decrease
• B) his baseball performance would decline
• C) his expertise would be questioned
• D) his ability to schedule time for additional commercials would decrease

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