Some Residents in Your Town Want to Build a New

question 34

Multiple Choice

Some residents in your town want to build a new elementary school, but others do not.You are leaning toward the pro-school camp.One day, you receive a flyer from this camp.It warns you that the anti-school camp is going to hold a demonstration at a local park.The flyer briefly summarizes how the anti-school camp will attack the pro-school position.Further, the flyer asks you to think about how you can refute the attack before the demonstration occurs.The pro-school camp's strategy is an example of ____________.So it should ____________ your resistance to stronger, more detailed attacks if you end up attending the demonstration.

• A) attitude inoculation; decrease
• B) attitude inoculation; increase
• C) thought polarization; increase
• D) thought polarization; decrease

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Definitions:

Hate Killer

An individual who commits murder motivated by hatred towards a particular group of people.

Mission

A specific task, goal, or duty that is assigned to or undertaken by an individual or organization, often with a broader purpose or objective in mind.

Defensive

A posture or attitude taken to protect oneself from criticism, harm, or other adverse effects.

Social Oppression

A system of advantage and disadvantage based on social categories, where one group is oppressed while another is privileged.