In the Impending Crisis of the South , Hinton Helper

question 89

Multiple Choice

In The Impending Crisis of the South , Hinton Helper argued that

• A) popular sovereignty was the solution to the nation's crisis.
• B) the South had to secede from the Union.
• C) nonslaveholders should abolish slavery in their own interest.
• D) the Republican party wanted to enslave the South.
• E) the South had to industrialize to survive.

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Availability Bias

A cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory, often leading to skewed decision-making.

Belief Perseverance

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Confirmation Bias

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Overconfidence Bias

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