Question

4 multiple choice 1 point
social media algorithms help campaigns target undecided voters.
a major concern is that algorithms may:

• improve turnout by treating all voters identically
• reduce bias by removing most partisan content online
• strengthen local media by prioritizing regional reporting
• increase polarization by personalizing political information

5 multiple choice 1 point
a candidate becomes popular after a 10 - second clip of a debate goes viral.
this demonstrates how sound bites often:

• increase trust in media covering long policy summaries
• influence voter impressions more than full explanations
• encourage political parties to revise national platforms
• limit the number of candidates who qualify for debates

6 multiple choice 1 point
a voter feels uninformed because they only see short clips of political issues.
this shows that infotainment often:

• reduces depth of knowledge by prioritizing brief entertainment
• expands understanding by emphasizing policy - heavy segments
• limits voter participation by eliminating election reminders
• improves civic knowledge through longer investigative reports

Explanation:

Question 4

Social media algorithms personalize content. Political campaigns using them to target undecided voters may show users content that aligns with their existing views, leading to increased polarization as people are exposed to more one - sided political information. The other options are incorrect: treating all voters identically would not be a concern (and algorithms don't do that), removing partisan content would reduce bias (not a concern), and prioritizing regional reporting isn't related to algorithmic targeting of voters.

A 10 - second debate clip (a sound bite) made the candidate popular. Sound bites are short and catchy, and they can influence how voters perceive a candidate more than long, full explanations. The other options are wrong: sound bites don't increase trust in media for long policy summaries, they don't encourage parties to revise platforms, and they don't limit debate - qualifying candidates.

Infotainment (combining information and entertainment) with short clips of political issues means voters get only brief, surface - level information. This reduces the depth of their knowledge as they don't get in - depth analysis. The other options are incorrect: emphasizing policy - heavy segments would expand understanding (opposite of what's happening), eliminating election reminders isn't related to depth of knowledge, and longer investigative reports would improve civic knowledge (not what infotainment with short clips does).

Answer:

D. Increase polarization by personalizing political information

Question 5