Imagine the Existence of Prediction Markets for Political Claims About

question 97

Multiple Choice

Imagine the existence of prediction markets for political claims about the future. How might politics change?

• A) Politicians would have more difficulty scaring citizens about fake threats.
• B) It would be harder to make good policy.
• C) Not much would change because speculators make prediction markets unreliable.
• D) Politicians would be able to cite the prediction markets for support when deliberately making false claims.

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Definitions:

Irresistible Impulse Test

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