According to the text, which of the following situations is most likely to result according

to the “spiral of silence” theory?



a. Minority views eventually die out and exert little influence even though they are
actually held by substantial numbers of people.
b. Majority views eventually die out and exert little influence even though they are
actually held by substantial numbers of people.
c. Minority views eventually rise to prominence and exert great influence even
though they are actually held by almost nobody.
d. Majority views and minority views are equally influential.
e. Regardless of whether a viewpoint is a majority view or a minority view, it will
eventually run its course in the arena of public opinion and spiral into the black
hole.


a.

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