The Chained Consumer Price Index (CPI)tends to Be

question 140

Multiple Choice

The chained consumer price index (CPI) tends to be

• A) a better measure of prices than the traditional CPI,no matter what the circumstances.
• B) a better measure of prices than the traditional CPI,but only if inflation is relatively high.
• C) a better measure of prices than the traditional CPI,but only if inflation is relatively low.
• D) equally as good as the traditional CPI,under all conditions.
• E) a poor measure of prices but better than the gross domestic product (GDP)deflator.

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Definitions:

Persuasive Argument

A statement or series of statements aimed at convincing others to accept a certain viewpoint or take a particular action.

Attractiveness

A feature or combination of features that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight, or appeals to other social or biological senses.

Speaker

An individual who expresses thoughts, feelings, or information verbally to others.

Elaboration Likelihood Model

A theory of persuasion which proposes that persuasive messages can influence attitudes by two different routes: central or peripheral.