Which is the best example of manipulating an audience through media?

A. Playing sinister music while interviewing a celebrity

B. Criticizing a professional athlete without providing reasons

C. Starting a web form for a discussion about a new app

D. Filing a complaint against a company for its bad service

A. Playing sinister music while interviewing a celebrity. This the correct option.

In this statement, there are two elements that can be used to manipulate the audience: sinister music and the celebrity. These two elements appeal to the audience's feelings. If the programme producer has decided to play sinister music while the famous person is giving the interview, this is because somethig bad has to be associated to the celebrity. Therefore, the audience's feelings will be affected. They will feel angry or sympathetic towards the celebrity and they will not pay attention to any fact.

These options are wrong:

B. Criticizing a professional athlete without providing reasons. This way of giving information will make audience's feel biased but their feelings are not being touched. The media become more manipulative when they appeal to emotions.

C. Starting a web form for a discussion about a new app. This is an objective way to deal with information. There are not feelings involved.

D. Filing a complaint against a company for its bad service. This is a rational example. There are not any emotions involved.

The correct answer is:

A. Playing sinister music while interviewing a celebrity

The human being is a basic and instinctive being. He is carried away by his 5 senses, and opinions arise when his senses are integrated. If the audience watches the interview, while is listening to sinister music, their senses will relate this directly to something dark, which is predisposed to judge anything that the celebrity says.