What Is the Take-Home Message of the Authors' Description of the Presidents

question 166

Multiple Choice

What is the take-home message of the authors' description of the presidents' decisions to continue and even escalate wars?

• A) The need to be accurate and the need to feel good about ourselves are often compatible.
• B) The need to be accurate is stronger than the need to feel good about ourselves.
• C) The need to be accurate and the need to feel good about ourselves are always in conflict.
• D) When we forego accuracy in the interest of feeling good about ourselves, there are sometimes serious consequences.

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