eat carrots, see better?\ncarrots contain high amounts of vitamin a and are good for general eye health…

eat carrots, see better?\ncarrots contain high amounts of vitamin a and are good for general eye health. however, carrots will not improve night vision. that myth goes back to british propaganda during world war ii. in 1940, the german luftwaffe, or air force, began bombing britain at night. in response, the british government ordered people to turn off their lights; the government wanted to make it difficult for german pilots to hit their targets. a new technology, radar, allowed the british air force to track and shoot down the german planes without light. to keep the technology secret, the government told the media that their pilots could see the german planes because they consumed so many carrots. consequently, people began to believe that eating carrots would help them see better in the dark.\nwhat is the main, or central, idea of the passage?\nduring world war ii, the british government told the media that their pilots ate a lot of carrots.\nbecause of a british media campaign, people thought that eating carrots would improve their night vision.

eat carrots, see better?\ncarrots contain high amounts of vitamin a and are good for general eye health. however, carrots will not improve night vision. that myth goes back to british propaganda during world war ii. in 1940, the german luftwaffe, or air force, began bombing britain at night. in response, the british government ordered people to turn off their lights; the government wanted to make it difficult for german pilots to hit their targets. a new technology, radar, allowed the british air force to track and shoot down the german planes without light. to keep the technology secret, the government told the media that their pilots could see the german planes because they consumed so many carrots. consequently, people began to believe that eating carrots would help them see better in the dark.\nwhat is the main, or central, idea of the passage?\nduring world war ii, the british government told the media that their pilots ate a lot of carrots.\nbecause of a british media campaign, people thought that eating carrots would improve their night vision.

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The passage starts by stating that carrots are good for general eye health but don't improve night vision. Then it explains that the myth of carrots improving night vision originated from British propaganda during World War II. The British government used radar (a new technology) to track German planes at night. To keep radar a secret, they told the media their pilots could see German planes because they ate many carrots. As a result, people believed eating carrots would help with night vision. The second option encompasses this entire narrative - starting from the propaganda (British media campaign aspect, as the government told the media) leading to people's belief about carrots and night vision. The first option only mentions the British government telling the media about pilots eating carrots, which is just a part of the story and doesn't explain the resulting belief (the main idea is about the origin of the myth that carrots improve night vision, not just the government's statement to the media).

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Because of a British media campaign, people thought that eating carrots would improve their night vision.