Paper 1 · Communication
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (09.07.2022) Shift-II
When communication contents are purposefully adjusted to fit an ideology, the result will be
AInternationalisation
BPromotion of peace
CSocial practicability
DPower distortions ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Power distortions — Adjusting content to fit an ideology produces power distortions, so option D is correct.
Explanation
★Adjusting content to fit an ideology produces power distortions, so option D is correct.
★Communication is meant to convey information faithfully to the receiver.
★When content is bent to serve an ideology, the message no longer reflects reality.
★This manipulation serves the interests of those who hold power.
★The resulting bias is called a power distortion of communication.
★It is studied in critical theory as a barrier to genuine, undistorted dialogue.
★Such distortion undermines the trust and clarity that communication depends on.
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