The headline"Drugs shown in 98 percent ofmovies" accompanied a news story that described a"government study" claiming that druguse, drinking, or smoking was depicted in98% of the top movie rentals. Discuss whether the headline accurately represents the story.

Choose the correct answer below.

A.

The headline is downplaying the results presented in thestory, because the government produced the study.

B.

The headline is exaggerating the results given in the story. The headline uses a bigger figure for the amount of drugs in movies than the figure given in the story.

C.

The headline appears to accurately represent the news story.

D.

The headline refers to drugs whereas the story refers to"drug use,drinking, orsmoking." The headline is very misleading because the term"drugs" is generally considered to consist of drugs other than cigarettes or alcohol.Also, all movies consist of more than just the top movie rentals.