Persuasive Messages in the Media Are Often Be Filtered in a Top-Down

question 97

Multiple Choice

Persuasive messages in the media are often be filtered in a top-down fashion, meaning that

• A) the dissemination of information and ideas is controlled by others, so you hear when they want you to hear.
• B) our cognitions about persuasion involve large principles to small specific examples.
• C) information is presented through two paths to persuasion, from the top to bottom levels.
• D) the information you hear in the media has been reviewed by others to assure that the ideas presented are accurate depictions of the truth.