Agenda setting theory makes all of the following claims, EXCEPT:
A) The media guide and direct both what is on the public's agenda and how the public should think about it.
B) Framing influences how citizens think about issues.
C) The more time people spend thinking about issues the media have primed, the more important those issues become.
D) The results of agenda setting should be strongest for obtrusive issues.
E) Because people have limited information-processing capabilities, primed topics help them make sense of news stories that contain ambiguous information.

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Agenda setting theory does not make the claim that the results of agenda setting should be strongest for obtrusive issues. The theory instead asserts that the media's selection and emphasis of certain topics can influence the salience and importance of those issues for the public, regardless of their initial level of obtrusiveness.

Agenda Setting Theory Makes All of the Following Claims, EXCEPT