Bobby, a Sixth-Grader, Is Working on a Problem in His

question 81

Multiple Choice

Bobby, a sixth-grader, is working on a problem in his arithmetic book. The problem reads: "Mary and her sister are going to live in a new home soon. Their mother was able to buy a home in a new development at a very low percentage (5%) for only 15 years. How much more would their mother have had to pay over the life of the loan if she had taken out a 30-year loan at the same interest rate from the bank?" According to Aronson, Bobby's math problem might be considered by some people to be a subtle form of:

• A) propaganda.
• B) persuasion.
• C) the inoculation effect.
• D) a one-sided argument.

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