Concerns that the manufactures of harmful products such as tobacco have influence on lawmakers to the detriment of the public interest is used as evidence of which criticism of marketing ?
Correct answer: D. Too much political power
- A. Too much advertising
- B. Too few social goods
- C. Cultural pollution
- D. Too much political power
Explanation
Influence by manufacturers of harmful products over lawmakers is cited as evidence that marketing interests can possess too much political power. The criticism concerns policy influence, not merely the volume of advertising or cultural pollution.
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