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A pseudo-event is ______. Group of answer choices an unexpected and unplanned event an exclusive gathering for society's most fashionable people any activity held for the sole purpose of getting media coverage any illegal fund-raising circumstance any political event that occurred during the Cold War

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A pseudo-event is any event held for the sole purpose of gaining media coverage.

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A pseudo-event is normally defined as an activity that is carried out by a group of people or an organization, where the end goal isn’t the event itself, but to get the media coverage and the further fame and popularity that is gained with that event.

A pseudo event is unplanned and they occur spontaneously for the sake of publicity. It focuses only on media coverage. This term was coined by scholar of America Daniel J. Boorstin who defined it as an ambiguous truth which brings out the people desire to be published.Out of the given options, pseudo-event matches the description of option E the most.

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