The Reason the News Product Is Designed to Fascinate as Well

question 4

Multiple Choice

The reason the news product is designed to fascinate as well as to inform is because

• A)news organizations are fundamentally businesses and must obtain revenue to survive.
• B)of the high level of illiteracy.
• C)the print media wish to emulate the broadcast media.
• D)of the need to compete with Hollywood productions.
• E)All these answers are correct.

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Definitions:

Stereotyping

The act of assigning specific attributes to an individual or group based on perceived characteristics of the group they belong to, often oversimplifying complex diversities.

Deductive Reasoning

A reasoning method where an inference is drawn from the agreement of several assumptions which are typically believed to be accurate.

Halo Effect

A cognitive bias where one's overall impression of a person influences how one feels and thinks about their character or properties.

Creative Thinking

The ability to think in unique, novel, and original ways in order to solve problems or generate new ideas.