One Way That Lobbyists Increase the Credibility of Their Messages

question 56

Multiple Choice

One way that lobbyists increase the credibility of their messages is by ______.

• A) threatening electoral retaliation against any politician who disagrees with them
• B) hiring scientists or scholars to testify at congressional hearings to back technical claims made by the lobbyists
• C) repeatedly using phrases such as "studies have shown"
• D) taking public officials on exotic vacations or "junkets"

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Definitions:

Scientific Method

A systematic approach to research and inquiry where problems are identified, hypotheses formulated, experiments conducted, and conclusions drawn.

Controlled Laboratory Experiments

are research studies conducted in a highly regulated environment where variables are manipulated to observe their effects on outcomes.

Economics

The social science that studies how individuals, governments, firms, and nations make choices on allocating scarce resources to satisfy their unlimited wants.

Predictable

Able to be foreseen or declared in advance; capable of being predicted.