A confirmed smoker decides the Surgeon General's warning means that people should decrease, rather than quit, smoking. This is an example of

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Distorting the message involves changing the meaning of the message to make it more acceptable. In this case, the smoker is changing the meaning of the Surgeon General's warning to make it mean that people should decrease, rather than quit, smoking.

A Confirmed Smoker Decides the Surgeon General's Warning Means That