When Interest Groups Generate Phony Letters and Phone Calls in Order

question 42

Multiple Choice

When interest groups generate phony letters and phone calls in order to resemble a grassroots movement,this technique is called

• A) sandlot ball.
• B) astroturf lobbying.
• C) populism with the people.
• D) gerrymandering.
• E) hardball politics.

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Definitions:

Disrupting Attention

An action or event that diverts or interrupts one's focus or concentration from a desired task or activity.

Source

The individual who delivers the message.

Social Psychologists

Experts who study how an individual's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others.

Source Credibility

The level of trustworthiness, reliability, and expertise attributed to a source of information by its audience.