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  Discussions over misinformation, disinformation, and ‘fake news’ have reignited interest in news literacy. A wide range of different actors — from educators to technology companies — believe that raising news literacy would make people better able to separate fact from ction, potentially limiting the spread of false information and leaving them better equipped to navigate partisan media environments. Others, however, have struck a note of caution by arguing that we need to think carefully about what news literacy should look like. In the past, news literacy largely meant teaching people to be skeptical, or giving them ways of questioning the stories told by the mass media. How useful are such skills in a world where many believe that trust in institutions, including the news media, is already dangerously low? The answer lies in considering the relationship between trust and news literacy. Many people hope that increasing overall levels of news literacy will reverse the decline in news trust we see in many countries. This sounds like a reasonable assumption, but news literacy may also go hand in hand with a high degree of skepticism. Even if we focus on news production, the more people know about how the news is made, the more knowledgeable they will be about its limitations and imperfections. This may be why we see only a very small increase in trust levels as news literacy increases. We must also consider the possibility that those with higher levels of news literacy may rely less on social media for news, yet they appear to be more discerning when they do use it. When deciding whether to click through to a story, they are more likely to pay attention to a range of different credibility cues. Compared to those with lower levels of news literacy, they are more likely to say that the news brand, the headline, and the person who shared the story are important in deciding whether it is worth their time. The exception to this rule is the number of comments, likes, or shares, which is the least important cue across all groups, but is more important among those with the lowest level of news literacy. However, they are also less likely to share or comment on news themselves, so the simple idea that low-quality news is primarily spread by people with low news literacy may only be partly true. The use of social media for news has often been associated with more diverse news diets, increases in political participation, and modest depolarization of political attitudes. So as search engines and social media become more important to the news ecosystem, any attempt to raise news literacy should also aim to improve the knowledge of both the positive and negative outcomes.  

Which of the following statements is the author most likely to disagree with? C-

The tendency to spread news increases with increase in news literacy D- News literacy campaigns should aim to increase skepticism of stories on social media but not on mass media. Answer by ur team is D.

My Query -

In the passage, it is mentioned that people with a low level of news literacy are less likely to share or comment on news, which may be partly true. So the author is not confirmed. So we cannot infer that the increase in the level of news literacy increases the tendency to spread the news. So option C should be the apt answer.  

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Almost all the RCs in Cracku are too long, by CAT standards. CAT passages have around 500-550 words, while Cracku passages have around 1200-1300 in some cases. This makes it extremely difficult to get a sense of my weak areas in VARC and misleads me into thinking that I've to read the passage faster because I barely seem to have time to think through the options (which is not at the case when I solve the actual CAT paper). I think it would be helpful if you select shorter passages (or a part of a larger passage, like in CAT) in the future. Just a suggestion. Thank you.

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