Persuasive Messages in the Media Are Often Be Filtered in a Top-Down

Multiple Choice

Persuasive messages in the media are often be filtered in a top-down fashion, meaning that

A) the dissemination of information and ideas is controlled by others, so you hear when they want you to hear.
B) our cognitions about persuasion involve large principles to small specific examples.
C) information is presented through two paths to persuasion, from the top to bottom levels.
D) the information you hear in the media has been reviewed by others to assure that the ideas presented are accurate depictions of the truth.