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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