Business has no influence on the content of mass media.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

Media is itself a business and can only continue to exist by selling space for commercials or advertisements. Advertisers then have a lot of power over the media and can influence its content.

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A) S 2, Taut B) ?J ? ??J 1, 2, CD C) S ? ?J 1, Equiv D) J ? P 3, Impl E) ?P ? J 3, Trans

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A common argument mistake is a/an _____

A. Fallacy B. Induction C. Philosophy D. Deduction

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Every statement has a truth value. That means that every statement

a. asserts what is true b. is either true or false c. is context-dependent d. is true at least for the person who believes it

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Medical doctor X, a world-renowned physician, is paid by pharmaceutical company to use the drugs it produces in X's practice. The pharmaceutical company pays all of the expenses for Dr. X, and the doctor's family too, to attend medical conferences, which are always held at expensive holiday resorts. The pharmaceutical company arranges for Dr. X to be interviewed on TV and to speak at hospitals and colleges on the benefits of the drugs, which the company produces. And the company pays the doctor to do research on those drugs and it publishes that research when it shows that their drugs are effective. Given this information, should the advice Dr. X might give about which drugs are best to use in a given situation be regarded as trustworthy?

What will be an ideal response

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