People are usually mislead by the question "How many animals of each kind did Moses take on the Ark?" not realizing that it was not Moses who built the Ark. What is this an example of?
A) semantic allusion
B) semantic illusion
C) source monitoring
D) semantic congruity

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This is an example of a semantic illusion, where the listener or reader fails to notice a fundamental error in the question due to the way it is phrased, leading to a misunderstanding of the factual content. In this case, the error is attributing the building of the Ark to Moses instead of Noah.

People Are Usually Mislead by the Question "How Many Animals