Policy Analysis Is Used To

question 9

Multiple Choice

Policy analysis is used to:

• A) help gather data
• B) select an alternative course of action
• C) produce an explanation
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Ideological Reasoning

The process of thinking that begins with abstractions or generalizations that express one’s core beliefs, concepts, values, or principles and proceeds to reason top down to specific applications. Ideological reasoning is deductive and axiomatic. The argument maker takes the ideological premises on faith.

Ethical Imperatives

Moral obligations or principles that compel certain actions or choices.

Behavioral Ideals

Standards or models of conduct that are considered desirable or appropriate within a particular context or society.