Suppose You Were Running for Office and Were Going to Debate

question 8

Multiple Choice

Suppose you were running for office and were going to debate your opponent. If both of you were to present your arguments one right after the other and the election is still several days away, you should probably try to speak ________, in order to make use of the ________ effect.

• A) second; recency
• B) first; primacy
• C) second; primacy
• D) first; recency

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Definitions:

Methanol

A light, volatile, colorless liquid with a distinctive alcoholic odor, used as an antifreeze, solvent, fuel, and as a denaturant for ethanol.

Ka

An abbreviation for acid dissociation constant, a quantitative measure of the strength of an acid in solution, representing the equilibrium constant of its dissociation.

Conjugate Acid

A species formed by the reception of a proton (H+) by a base, related to its conjugate base by the difference of one hydrogen atom.

Ethanol

A two-carbon alcohol, commonly known as alcohol, with the chemical formula C2H5OH, used as a solvent, fuel, and in beverages.