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QuizMultiple Choice

21st-Century Skills: Professional Electronic Communication

Question 9 • CREDIT RECOVERY - ELA 9 - Summer

Which statement is false?

Answer
A
Kennedy had several years’ experience working in the medium of television, but Nixon did not.
B
Many people believe that Kennedy’s presence during the televised debates had a significant impact on his successful election to the presidency.
C
The debates between Nixon and Kennedy were the first presidential debates broadcast on television.
D
The medium of television and its accessibility among Americans had a significant impact on politics.

Explanation

A is false because Kennedy’s advantage was often described as looking more comfortable and composed on television, not as having several years of experience working in the television industry. Nixon had also appeared on television before the debates, including in his widely seen 1952 “Checkers” speech. The other statements correctly describe the debates’ status as the first televised presidential debates and television’s growing political influence.

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