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by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun May 26, 2019 12:05 am

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In film and television, it's possible to induce viewers to project their feelings onto characters on the screen. In one study, a camera shot of a woman's face was preceded by images of a baby. The audience thought the woman's face registered contentment. When the same woman's face was preceded by images of a shark attack, the audience thought the woman's face registered fear. Television news teams must be careful to avoid such manipulation of their viewers.

Which of the following is best supported by the information in the passage?

A. Television news teams have abused their position of trust in the past.
B. The expression on the woman's face was, in actuality, blank.
C. Images of a baby engendered feelings of happiness in the audience.
D. Audiences should strive to be less gullible.
E. The technique for manipulating audiences described in the passage would also work in a radio program that played dramatic music.

OA C

Source: Princeton Review
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by deloitte247 » Sat Jun 01, 2019 11:24 pm
OPTION A - INCORRECT
Well, there is no indication that the television news team abused their position of trust in the past. So, this isn't best supported by the information given.

OPTION B - INCORRECT
This wasn't the description used to describe the woman's face in the argument, and there is no evidence in the passage to back up this claim

OPTION C - CORRECT
This supports the information given in the argument because it served the purpose of inducing viewers to project their feelings onto characters when viewers thought that the images of a baby engendered feelings of happiness.

OPTION D - INCORRECT
This serves more like advice to the audience than a claim that supports the information given.

OPTION E - INCORRECT
The argument's concern is film and television not radio stations.
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