Ned Is Planning on Buying a New Computer

question 132

Multiple Choice

Ned is planning on buying a new computer.He carefully studied the contents of an ad describing the superiority of Dell computers and scrutinized how the advertising message argued in favor of Dell's superiority.According to the ELM,Ned is engaging in what type of message processing?

• A)support arguing
• B)central processing
• C)peripheral processing
• D)source bolstering
• E)comparative analysis

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