The following describes a core concept often used in ideological criticism of media contents: The elite’s control of consensus and promotion of dominant ideologies in society. Exercise of power through cultural leadership. This concept is called ______.

A. hegemony
B. socialism
C. normalization
D. cultural imperialism


A. hegemony

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Common formats for multichannel tape recording include arrangements of this many tracks:

a. 4 b. 8 c. 16 d. 24 e. 32 f. all of these g. none of these

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What error in reasoning is exemplified by the following statement?I always wear my blue sweater when I take an exam, but I couldn't find it yesterday. If I had worn it yesterday, I would not have flunked my accounting exam.

A. invalid analogy B. circular thinking C. false cause D. faulty deduction E. hasty generalization

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Paul wrote:

"The concern over record-setting amounts of soft money in the last presidential campaign has been expressed by Republicans, Democrats, and Independents alike." Paul then revised the sentence to read: "Republicans, Democrats, and Independents alike have expressed concern over record-setting amounts of soft money in the last presidential campaign." Paul has employed _____ to promote clarity and eliminate unnecessary words. A) passive voice B) active voice C) transitional language D) parallelism

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What was the response of major recording labels when independent producers introduced rap music?

A) They initially missed the significance of it. B) They quickly added rap artists to their labels. C) They attempted to kill rap music. D) They bought indie labels.

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