Chelsea is scrolling through her social media feed and sees a post that is sharing what appears to be factual information about the prevalence of homelessness among military veterans. Although she thinks the issue is a very important one, the image shared in the message and the text in the message are not about how the problem might be addressed, but that a specific political party is to blame for the issue.

Which of the following concepts best captures the strategic use of associating a societal problem with a group to elicit a specific meaning?

Group of answer choices

a. Framing

b. Co-optation

c. Misinformation

d. Credibility

e. Factionalism