Why Does the Marketplace of Ideas Often Have a Moderating

question 35

Multiple Choice

Why does the marketplace of ideas often have a moderating effect on people's opinions?

• A) Given constant exposure to other people's ideas, it is almost impossible for one not to modify one's own viewpoints.
• B) Moderate ideas usually have the best financial backing and the greatest publicity.
• C) Those who shop in the marketplace of ideas typically start with moderate viewpoints.
• D) Moderate ideas are always closest to the truth and, therefore, are most successful in the marketplace of ideas.

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Radula

A unique, tongue-like structure in mollusks, used for feeding by scraping or cutting food before ingestion.

Scolex

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A parasitic flatworm that lives in the digestive tracts of vertebrates, absorbing nutrients from the host's diet.

Pseudocoelom

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