Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 18 to 22.
Outright misinformation may be rarer than we think, and it is only part of the problem when it comes to navigating fact and fiction. The bigger risk is treating “misinformation” as the main enemy while ignoring a second, equally serious error: discounting things that are true. If we focus solely on reducing belief in false content, we risk targeting one mistake at the expense of the other. Clamping down on misinformation can undermine belief in things that are true as well; (18) __________.
Often, it is not outright falsehoods that sow doubt online. (19) __________. In other words, it’s not always the underlying facts that are false, but the beliefs derived from them. What matters is the flawed assumptions hiding among voluminous facts: skewed framing, sleight of hand, cherry-picked data, or muddled claims of cause and effect. Calling information that is technically accurate untrue merely (20) __________.
(21) __________. Moving away from the “tsunami of falsehoods” idea, the focus should be on giving people conceptual tools to interpret information better, instead of issuing blanket warnings (22) __________.
