The radio broadcast War of the Worlds was told in present tense. How did this affect the way that people reacted to it?

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A. By telling the story in the present tense it seemed more realistic.

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sounded unrealistic in either present tense or past tense.

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c. By nature, people tend to believe anything they are told if it is told

in present tense.

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D. When stories are told in past tense, people know that they are not

true

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A. By telling the story in the present tense it seemed more realistic.

Explanation:

H. G. Wells's science-fictional thriller War of the Worlds revolves around the plot of an alien invasion on earth. This story was also broadcasted through the radio by Orson Welles which led to many people believing the story to be true.

With the radio broadcast done in the present tense, it implies a sense of realism where the people believe it to be actually and currently happening. The broadcasting of the news in the present tense gives the implication of it as a realistic and current situation.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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you didn't list the options but im guessing it's resolving contradictions