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Recently, a famous news channel broadcasted that their country experienced the lowest rate of unemployment in the last ten years. This made the viewers feel optimistic. In this scenario, the media outlet was able to influence the viewers' opinions with a technique called _____.

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Priming

Step-by-step explanation:

Priming refers to a prior exposure to a stimuli so as to get an individual ready or prepared for the resultant effect or another resulting stimuli.

The news of a low rate of unemployment in the last ten years primed the viewers and cause them to be optimistic and ready for what to come next.

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