Answer

why did welles react the way he did at the press conference after his radio broadcast of the war of the worlds?

a. he thought the h. g. wells novel was so well known that people would recognize it.
b. he didn't realize audiences would automatically believe what they heard on the radio.
c. he included several announcements within the broadcast stating the story was not real.
d. he assumed listeners would recognize his voice from his previous radio broadcasts.