Some People Have Claimed That Messages Recorded Backward on Rock

question 156

Multiple Choice

Some people have claimed that messages recorded backward on rock music are perverting the minds of American youth. Which of the following is the best-supported evidence against that claim?

• A) Because backward messages are heard subliminally, they affect only people's unconscious behavior.
• B) It is illegal to put backward messages on recordings.
• C) The minds of American youth are already perverted.
• D) People cannot understand backward speech and do not respond to it.

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