As Described in the Text, "Political Thinking

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Multiple Choice

As described in the text, "political thinking"

• A) is the reflection of an individual's ideological position when applied to political issues.
• B) results from an individual allowing personal bias to inform all thoughts about political issues, instead of doing objective learning or research to form an opinion.
• C) involves the careful gathering and sifting of information in the process of forming a knowledgeable view about a political issue.
• D) is the result of an individual's attempts to seek out news media that reinforce a pre-existing political bias.
• E) is a strategy taken by those seeking election to public office in which their publicly stated positions are designed to maximize their attractiveness to the widest voting bloc.
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