An Intentional News Leak for the Purpose of Assessing the Political

question 16

Multiple Choice

An intentional news leak for the purpose of assessing the political reaction it generates is called a(n) __________.

• A)talking head
• B)press release
• C)earmark-
• D)trial balloon

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