Question

True or False: Card stacking is when the candidate recalls all the good things he has done, such as helping the Boy Scouts and the local orphanage, and omitting facts that would justify his defeat, such as getting convicted of embezzlement.

Answer 1

Answer: True

Step-by-step explanation:

Card-Stacking is a very popular technique used in modern advertising and political propaganda. It´s applied by highlighting only the information that makes a specific product or candidate seem good, while any possibly negative facts are left out.

The term refers to a magicians’ technique where a deck of cards seems to have been randomly shuffled although it was actually stacked in a specific way.

Answer 2

It is absolutely true that card stacking is when the candidate recalls all the good things he has done, such as helping the Boy Scouts and the local orphanage and omitting facts that would justify his defeat, such as getting convicted of embezzlement. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the first option.