Question

PART A: Which statement expresses the central idea of the text? A. Propaganda is a form of persuasion that is only used to advance a government’s political agenda, and it is most often spread through books and other print media. B. Propaganda often manipulates the truth to influence another person’s actions or beliefs and is more easily spread today because of new technologies. C. Propaganda almost always leads to negative consequences for the people who use it, because their audience eventually realizes that they have been intentionally misled. D. Propaganda is a useful way of communicating opinions to others, and is only dangerous when it is used by people who aren’t skilled at advertising or using mass media.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

B. Propaganda often manipulates the truth to influence another person’s actions or beliefs and is more easily spread today because of new technologies

Explanation:

• Propaganda: Battling the Mind by Shelbhy Osetrgaard where the author discusses many well-know historical examples of propaganda, and examines the affect which new technologies are having on the sources and the reach of propaganda.
• The author states Propaganda is a misinformation which is deliberately circulated via mass media with political agenda in mind. Moreover, the growth of the Internet had made creating & sharing of propaganda easier than ever. Hence, propaganda is intentional approach to manipulate the truth to impact another person’s actions or beliefs