Question ID:PT7 S4 Q12 Passage:To suit the needs of corporate clients, advertising agencies have successfully modified a strategy originally developed for political campaigns. This strategy aims to provide clients with free publicity and air time by designing an advertising campaign that is controversial, thus drawing prime-time media coverage and evoking public comment by officials. Stem:The statements above, if true, most seriously undermine which one of the following assertions? Correct Answer Choice:AChoice A:The usefulness of an advertising campaign is based solely on the degree to which the campaign’s advertisements persuade their audiences. Choice B:Only a small percentage of eligible voters admit to being influenced by advertising campaigns in deciding how to vote. Choice C:Campaign managers have transformed political campaigns by making increasing use of strategies borrowed from corporate advertising campaigns. Choice D:Corporations are typically more concerned with maintaining public recognition of the corporate name than with enhancing goodwill toward the corporation. Choice E:Advertising agencies that specialize in campaigns for corporate clients are not usually chosen for political campaigns.