Suppose that Company X learns that one of its competitors, ...

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Suppose that Company X learns that one of its competitors, Company Y, is about to introduce a new product. Company X quickly develops a special price-off deal to prevent Company Y from stealing market share. The objective of this deal is to ____ consumers and thereby ____ the sales of Company Y's new product.
 a. push; neutralize
  b. entice; neutralize
  c. load; preempt
  d. persuade; dissuade
  e. overwhelm; neutralize

Question 2

The question, Are you in favor of the free-choice policy for determining which school your child attends? is an example of a(n)
 a. explicit alternative.
  b. double-barreled question.
  c. implicit assumption.
  d. leading question.
  e. classification question.

[brittanywood]

Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

c

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Excellent

[lindahyatt42]

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