When the speaker placed an American flag next to her on the podium, some audience members felt it symbolized freedom of choice while others saw it as a constraining device used to keep immigrants out. In this situation, selective influence has been prompted by __________.

A. compartmentalization
B. ethos
C. the boomerang effect
D. polysemy


Answer: D

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