Mike Wants to Make a Well-Reasoned Decision About Which Movie

question 31

Multiple Choice

Mike wants to make a well-reasoned decision about which movie to watch with his 8-year-old son. He has thousands of options in the online movie database. First, he quickly eliminates movies that feature horror, violence, and offensive language. Which of the following steps is he most likely to take next?

• A) He will exaggerate to his son the wonderfulness of the movie he has picked.
• B) He will select the first movie he finds that is labeled as "suited for family viewing."
• C) He will decide to consider movies with sexually explicit scenes.
• D) He will identify the positive attributes he plans to look for in the remaining options.

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