Which of the Following Was Not One of the Reasons

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not one of the reasons that the Interstate Highway Act was significant?

• A) It was the largest and most expensive public-works program in American history.
• B) It heightened Americans' dependence on cars and trucks.
• C) It accelerated suburban growth.
• D) It helped to homogenize the nation.
• E) It reinvigorated central cities by making it easier for people to drive in to them.

Understand the principles and applications of deductive and inductive reasoning.

Identify common biases and errors in reasoning, including confirmation bias, the effect of prior beliefs, and the influence of heuristic thinking.

Distinguish between formal and everyday reasoning and its implications on problem-solving.

Analyze the structure and validity of arguments in deductive reasoning.

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