Walter Lippmann and Others Concerned About Propaganda in the Early

question 10

Multiple Choice

Walter Lippmann and others concerned about propaganda in the early 20^th century viewed average people as ________.

• A) cognitively well-equipped to comprehend an increasingly complex world
• B) sufficiently embedded in their social groups to make sense of matters that affected them
• C) affective reasoners looking for support for their pre-existing attitudes
• D) unable to comprehend an increasingly complex world

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