<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Words and images produce bodily responses before a... > Words and images produce bodily responses before a person has finished evaluating their truth. Media literacy therefore requires enough pause to distinguish the physiological impact of a message from the evidentiary strength of what it claims. **Source:** [[livestreams/Attention, Media Incentives, and the Cheetos-and-Broccoli Strategy - Workbook|Attention, Media Incentives, and the Cheetos-and-Broccoli Strategy]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Words and images produce bodily responses before a person has finished evaluating their truth. Media literacy therefore requires enough pause to distinguish the physiological impact of a message from the evidentiary strength of what it claims.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-words-images-produce-evidentiary-strength-claims ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->