Peer Groups Are Most Likely to Influence Political Attitudes When

question 44

Multiple Choice

Peer groups are most likely to influence political attitudes when

• A) people are over the age of fifty.
• B) it is not an election year.
• C) people within the peer group do not have strong party identification.
• D) the peer group is actively involved in political activities.
• E) members of the peer group are all of the same gender.

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Definitions:

Categorical Syllogism

A form of deductive reasoning consisting of three propositions: two premises and a conclusion, each stating something about categories of things.

Mood

In logic, the mood of a categorical syllogism refers to the arrangement or type of the categorical propositions (A, E, I, O) it contains.

Premises

Statements or propositions that provide the basis for a conclusion in an argument.

Major Premise

The first statement in a syllogism that contains the major term and provides a general principle or rule.