Given below are two statements: Statement I: Propagandic communication at the…
2023
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Propagandic communication at the National level is supposed to recognize the fact that truth need not be separated from falsehood.
Statement II: The mediated propaganda process blurs truth and falsehood in order to be persuasive.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
Answer: A. Both Statement I and Statement II are true — ConceptPropaganda is persuasive communication that may select, distort, or combine truthful and false material to shape attitudes. Its defining purpose is…
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- C.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
Concept
Propaganda is persuasive communication that may select, distort, or combine truthful and false material to shape attitudes.
Its defining purpose is influence, not an impartial separation of truth from falsehood; mediated propaganda can therefore blur that boundary.
Application
Statement I describes national-level propagandic communication as not requiring truth to be separated from falsehood. Under the communication framework tested here, this is true.
Statement II describes mediated propaganda as blurring truth and falsehood to persuade. This is also true and expresses the usual persuasive mechanism of propaganda.
Contrast
Both statements false would deny the truth–falsehood blurring described at both the national and mediated levels.
Statement I true but Statement II false would accept the national-level claim while rejecting the same persuasive mechanism in mediated propaganda.
Statement I false but Statement II true would accept mediated blurring while excluding the corresponding national-level characterization.
Cross-check and result
The two statements describe the same core feature at different levels: propagandic persuasion does not preserve a clear boundary between truth and falsehood. Therefore, both Statement I and Statement II are true.