The American Divide Over Global Warming Exists Mainly Because

question 67

Multiple Choice

 The American divide over global warming exists mainly because 

• A) Republicans are less scientifically literate than Democrats. 
• B) Republicans are more prone to being misled by fake news than are Democrats. 
• C) the scientific community is split as to whether global warming is real. 
• D) many prominent Republicans, including the president, have questioned global warming. 
• E) the scientific community is split as to whether global warming is actually caused by humans.

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Definitions:

Highly Inelastic

Describes a situation where the quantity demanded or supplied of a good changes by a very small amount in response to changes in price.

Monopolistically Competitive

A market structure characterized by many firms selling similar but not identical products, with some control over prices.

Purely Competitive

A market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, a homogeneous product, and free entry and exit in the market.

Herfindahl Index

A measure of the size of companies in relation to the industry and an indicator of the amount of competition among them.