A salesperson who makes a sale does not change the desires of the

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A salesperson who makes a sale does not change the desires of the customer. Rather, the salesperson finds out what these desires are and then convinces the customer that a particular product will satisfy them. Persuading people to vote for a politician to whom they are initially indifferent is not significantly different. After discovering what policies the prospective voter would like to see in place, one tries to __________________

Which one of the following 1nost logically completes the argument?

(A) show that the opponents of the politician in question do not favor all of those policies
(B) disguise any difference between the policies the politician supports and the policies supported by other candidates
(C) convince the voter that the policies favored by the politician in question are preferable to those favored by the voter
(D) demonstrate that the politician is a person of outstanding character and is interested in some of the same issues as the voter
(E) persuade the voter that voting for the politician in question is the best way to get these policies adopted

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SonalSinha803 · Answer

(A) show that the opponents of the politician in question do not favor all of those policies 
- ok...not all still some. So, out

(B) disguise any difference between the policies the politician supports and the policies supported by other candidates
- irrelevant

(C) convince the voter that the policies favored by the politician in question are preferable to those favored by the voter
-opposite

(D) demonstrate that the politician is a person of outstanding character and is interested in some of the same issues as the voter
- being interested and having an outstanding character is not the issue

(E) persuade the voter that voting for the politician in question is the best way to get these policies adopted 
- parallel with the first part of the argument

Thus, IMO E.

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push12345 · Answer

Argument says that salesperson technique is applied in same manner by politicians to convince people

We need to find an choice by which politicians can convince voter to vote in his favour

A-wrong as we don't know how much policy adoption is sufficient to convince voter to vote

B-differences are not being talked about

C-irrelevant

D-character and is not part of argument so out

E - correct as it conveys correctly the motive of persuading as salesman do and intent of argument also

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AditPlusK · Answer

Wanting a policy adopted is a desire for any human being, hence if those desires are fulfilled, the voter would vote. E is spot on.

napolean92728 · Answer

🔍 Reasoning:
The  core analogy  in the argument is:
 
 A  salesperson  doesn't change desires but identifies them and  matches  them with a product. 
 Similarly, to  persuade someone to vote  for a politician, one must identify what  policies  the voter wants and then  align  those desires with the  politician’s platform .  
The  missing part  must reflect that same logic: showing how voting for the politician  satisfies  the voter's desires  without trying to change them .

✅ Why (E) is Correct:

This  perfectly mirrors  the idea from the first sentence about selling a product by showing it satisfies the  existing  desires of the customer (or voter, in this case). 
 It doesn’t attempt to  change  the voter’s mind about their preferred policies—it shows alignment.

❌ Why the Other Options Are Wrong:
 (A)  “show that the opponents of the politician in question do not favor all of those policies”
 
 This is more about  undermining opponents  than positively aligning the voter’s desires with the politician. 
 It’s indirect persuasion and doesn’t  complete the analogy  of showing how the candidate  meets  the voter’s desires.  
 (B)  “disguise any difference between the policies the politician supports and the policies supported by other candidates”
 
 This is deceptive and implies  hiding differences , not  convincing  based on alignment of values. It’s ethically questionable and doesn’t fit the tone of the analogy.  
 (C)  “convince the voter that the policies favored by the politician in question are preferable to those favored by the voter”
 
 This  changes the voter's preferences , which contradicts the main idea: you don’t change desires—you find and fulfill them.  
 (D)  “demonstrate that the politician is a person of outstanding character and is interested in some of the same issues as the voter”
 
 This focuses on  personality and character , not  policies . It’s not directly about  policy alignment .

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