A State of Rational Ignorance

question 56

Multiple Choice

A state of rational ignorance

• A)is a reflection of too little education.
• B)makes sense only if information is a free good.
• C)exists only in ideal representative democracies.
• D)makes sense when the costs of becoming informed are greater than the benefits.

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