When studying newspaper articles to determine how often articles are aimed at increasing the fear of crime amongst the elderly between two newspapers,a researcher counted the word "predator" used 50 times in a month,and the word "elderly" 100 times in one newspaper.In the other,it was "predator" 25 times and "elderly" 50 times.What can be concluded from this?
A) the first newspaper creates twice as much fear as the second.
B) the second newspaper is half as likely to try and create fear.
C) the second newspaper was half as long as the first.
D) the words "predator" and "elderly" both appeared twice as often in the first newspaper.
E) both newspapers were generating fear equally.

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The words "predator" and "elderly" both appeared twice as often in the first newspaper compared to the second, indicating a higher frequency of potentially fear-inducing language.

When Studying Newspaper Articles to Determine How Often Articles Are