Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Assertion (A):Communication has the power to persuade, inform and disinform.
Reason (R):The process of propaganda makes the line of distinction transparent between its elements for being persuasive.
ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is correct but R is not correct ✓ Correct
DA is not correct but R is correct
Correct answer: (C) A is correct but R is not correct
Explanation
The assertion is correct while the reason is not.
The assertion holds because communication can persuade, inform and also disinform.
The same message power can enlighten or mislead depending on its use.
The reason fails because propaganda blurs, rather than makes transparent, the line between its elements.
Propaganda deliberately mixes fact with persuasion so audiences cannot tell them apart.
A transparent distinction would defeat propaganda's very method, which is why the reason is wrong.
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