This sentence is tricky to read. What is the reason people (who

fear the influence of television) deliberately ____ its persuasive power, hoping that they might keep knowledge (of its potential to effect social change) from being widely disseminated?

Why? Because they deliberately ____ its power, hoping that they

might keep knowledge from being widely disseminated.

What is the meaning of “they”: why does “they” and “my” don’t say the same thing precisely, because it doesn’t say who “they” are nor is it trying

to suppress, but it illustrates parsing. What does it mean?

Cerberus gives an incorrect interpretation between Akin’s words. Akin has a history of trying to pass legislation that redefines rape into “forcible” and non-forcible varieties, such that only “forcible” rape is really rape in his mind. Is Akin still using the word “forced”? Thus the correct interpretation for “legitimate” in this sentence is “genuine”

If it is genuinely a case of rape…

That is, if the slutty woman didn’t entice the helpless man and trap him with her sexual powers, and now lies about it claiming he raped her.

How correct is the phrase “a legitimate rape”?