Which sentence from the passage helps develop the implied main idea that presidential campaign advertisements will continue as l
ong as there are elections? A. “The candidates themselves often despair over the idea of being sold 'like breakfast cereal,' as presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson quipped after losing the 1956 election.”
B. “Still, it seems unlikely that anything is going to change.”
C. “In the early 1790s, each presidential campaign would even publish its own newspaper to get more information out to the public.”
D. “Different advertising techniques, such as slogans, played a significant role in early American presidential campaigns.”
<span>“Different advertising techniques, such as slogans, played a significant role in early American presidential campaigns.”
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First, I thought it was B. Then I realized that B does not
imply anything since it says nothing (not even indirectly) of what it is referring
to. Then, I thought it was C since it seems that the individual stating this was
trying to infer that presidential campaigns are traditional and will continue
as long as there are elections. However, I realized that the author was not
trying to imply that, rather, his point was that campaigns went far and wide to
be sold like breakfast cereal. Now because these two choices are eliminated, I
am going to have to go with D. The author seems to imply that campaigning was a
help to candidates historically and will continually play a part in future elections.
It was perceived as the standard. Many of his ideas were adapted by German citizens because they admired Hitler's charisma and looked up to him as a strong leader. Moreover, there was a plethora of propaganda that influenced the way people perceived those who were being ostracized by society. Those who opposed his ideas were heavily punished and many saw that as a warning to not do the same.
