Question

n May 9, 1961, he spoke to 2,000 members of the National Association of Broadcasters and told them that the daily fare on television was "a vast wasteland." An analysis of this sentence indicates A) that the speaker is uninformed about the nature of television. B) word choices which reveal the speaker's bias about television. C) word choices which reveal the speaker's disdain for his new position. D) the use of text elements which reveals the speaker's bias about television.

Answer 1

Answer: B) word choices which reveal the speaker's bias about television.

Newton Minow was the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, the agency responsible for regulating the use of public airwaves under President John Kennedy. He gave this statement on May 9, 1961.

It is likely that the speaker had some bias towards television, based on the words he used in his statement. By referring to television as a vast wasteland, we can infer that he did not think television is a medium that provides quality content for consumers.