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a used car dealer advertises a $5,000 suv for sale in the local paper. when prospective customers arrive at the dealership they are told that the $5,000 suv is sold and are offered a $15,000 suv instead. this is an example of .

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Answer: bait and tactic

Explanation:

This scenario is an example of bait and switch, which is an unethical sales tactic in which a seller advertises a product at a low price to attract customers, but then tries to get them to buy a more expensive product by claiming that the advertised product is no longer available or is of poor quality.

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