The media's ambiguity and uncertainty about the actual death toll during a war is

A. a result of the public not wanting to know the facts.
B. an effort to generate public support for war.
C. a result of the media's lack of professionalism.
D. an effort to promote an anti-war movement.


Answer: B

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