A fan of science fiction television shows would be more likely to make sense of the phrase "Start Wreck In Tore Prize." This demonstrates the importance of _____.
A) the McGurk effect on speech perception
B) bottom-up processing on phomenic boundaries
C) articulators in speech production
D) meaning on segmentation

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This situation demonstrates the importance of meaning on segmentation, as a fan of science fiction television shows would be able to use their knowledge of the genre to recognize the intended phrase "Star Trek Into Darkness." The process of segmenting speech into meaningful units involves both bottom-up processing of the sounds themselves and top-down processing based on linguistic and contextual knowledge. However, in this particular case, it is the meaning that ultimately guides the listener's interpretation. The McGurk effect and articulators in speech production are not directly relevant to this example.

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