Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: Critics contend that the new missile is a weapon whose

Critics contend that the new missile is a weapon whose importance is largely symbolic, more a toolfor manipulating people's perceptions than to fulfill a real military need.

The parallel structure can take either of the below forms.

1. For manipulating ........... for fulfilling
2. To manipulate ------------ to fulfill

A) for manipulating people's perceptions than to fulfill===> Missing Parallelism
B) for manipulating people's perceptions than for fulfilling- CORRECT
C) to manipulate people's
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