'Exert' means to apply force on influence over something else, this can be in a negative or positive way. In this quotation, it means that language, if used correctly, has the ability to express a 'hidden power'. It's also worth mentioning that the simile is relevant as the moon has an influence on the level of tides on Earth.
Impulse, would be the best answer for the sentence
The effect on the reader by knowing the true background of the photo is shown by thees two statements- Firstly ,It makes the reader consider the idea that the media doesn’t always tell the true story (A),Secondly (C) It shows the reader that when it comes to persuasive media, you can’t always trust what you see.
Explanation:
The effect on the reader after discovering the true background of the picture is stated by the below mentioned statements:-
- <u>It makes the reader consider the idea that the media doesn’t always tell the true story</u>-It means that the media creates a hype of small things ,rather than communicating the true story it simply exaggerate the story and presents it in front of its viewers
- <u> It shows the reader that when it comes to persuasive media, you can’t always trust what you see</u>-As mentioned in the earlier statement that the media tries to show people what they want to see in a manipulative way,the true story is always hidden or manipulated in the way media wants to portray it in front of the people.
