Spotting Mere Assertion Quiz

Spotting Mere Assertion Quiz

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What is the practice of dropping neutrality and validating the audience’s political preferences referred to as in the text?

Partisan journalism

What did cable news executives discover about gaining intensely loyal audiences?

By affirming the audience’s beliefs

What do pundits earn high ratings by doing in the sphere of mere assertion?

Affirming the audience’s beliefs

What is the difference between opinion journalism and mere assertion as indicated in the text?

<p>Emphasis on evidence-based conclusions vs. a cluster of assumptions in search of validation</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does mere assertion prioritize over evidence, according to the text?

<p>Belief and emotion</p> Signup and view all the answers

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