DISCUSSION: See lines 40-43. If people are mistaken, then they will misunderstand what risk communicators say.
The wrong answers all say things that have nothing to do with what’s in those lines.
___________
- Lines 40-43 suggest the opposite. Lay people will just get confused if they lack good information.
- Actually, lines 40-43 suggest that lay people will completely misunderstand.
- CORRECT. People will make decisions based on their existing information. Line 43 says people will “misconstrue” the communication, which means they will not understand the intended meaning.
- Lines 40-43 don’t say what happens if lay people tell others about their mistaken information. They might not even decide to tell other people.
- Lines 40-43 say that lay people will misunderstand new information. They won’t ignore it.
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