Media exaggeration is best defined as ______.

A. the widely held beliefs, values, and preferences familiar to potential audiences
B. fears about the negative impact of media, which identify media as a cause of a persistent social problem
C. a situation in which broad public fear and anxiety about a social problem are disproportionate to the danger of that problem
D. the dramatizing and embellishing of social issues to attract and hold the attention of an audience


Answer: D

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