When It Comes to Shaping Our Perceptions of Events and Issues

question 70

Multiple Choice

When it comes to shaping our perceptions of events and issues, the media

• A) provide information, but their ability to shape opinion is reduced by personal knowledge, connections, and pre-existing opinions.
• B) have almost total control over what people think about and believe about political issues and personalities.
• C) have no impact at all on shaping opinions, as opinions are formed by personal knowledge and connections.
• D) only shape the opinions of uneducated and socially isolated citizens.

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