Question

the main, or central, idea of the passage is as a result of a news - style radio performance, some war of the worlds listeners believed the broadcast to be true. how does the detail in bold develop the main idea? \martian cylinders are falling all over the country!\ proclaimed a voice on the radio. it was halloween night, 1938, and orson welles was in the midst of a performance of the h. g. wells story the war of the worlds. most listeners were aware that it was fiction; after all, an explanatory announcement had been given at the programs beginning. however, listeners who tuned in late missed the programs introduction. in addition, welles was a magnificent performer, interspersing his
eport\ with sound effects and eyewitness \interviews.\ consequently, some audience members believed they were hearing a real news account. they listened in increasing terror as welles described the \invading army from the planet mars.\ fearing for their lives, some took refuge in their basements or fled their homes. when welles concluded the show with the admission that it had been a halloween prank, reactions ranged from amusement to fury. it elaborates on welless use of realistic performance methods. it explains why some people were frightened during the broadcast and others were not. it establishes that some people truly believed that the performance was real.

Explanation:

The bold - faced detail about the voice on the radio saying "Martian cylinders are falling all over the country" shows how the realistic - sounding report led some to believe it was real. It elaborates on the performance methods that made some people think it was a real news account, thus establishing that some people truly believed the performance was real.

Answer:

It establishes that some people truly believed that the performance was real.