Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion (A): Communication has the power to persuade, inform and disinform.

Reasons (R): The process of propaganda makes the line of distinction transparent between its elements for being persuasive.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Communication is transferring information from one person or group to another. 

Key Points

Assertion (A): Communication has the power to persuade, inform and disinform.

• Communication is a way of giving, receiving and sharing information. 
• Communication is the process of exchange of idea, opinions, feelings and information through between two or more person through any medium.
• This information transmitted might be truth or lie or misleading and could even lead to persuading or dissuading certain behaviours. 
• Communication has the power to inform as well as misinform.
• It is the process of exchanging ideas, thoughts, sentiments, and information between two or more.
• Communication has the ability to both inform and misinform.

So, Assertion is true. 

Reasons (R): The process of propaganda makes the line of distinction transparent between its elements for being persuasive.

• Propaganda is communication that is primarily used to persuade or influence an audience to support an agenda. 
• It may use loaded language to elicit an emotional rather than a logical response to the information being presented.
• It makes an effort to mislead others by using lies.

Thus, Reasons is false. 

Therefore, The correct answer is A is true but R is false.