Which Statement Can Explain Why a Public Opinion Poll Taken

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which statement can explain why a public opinion poll taken in 2006 found that large numbers of Americans still believed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and significant links to Al Qaeda?

• A)The poll was deliberately constructed to make Americans look uninformed.
• B)People often hold onto impressions even after the facts have been shown to them.
• C)Americans knew that the weapons of mass destruction would eventually be found.
• D)The polling sample included a disproportionate number of people who supported the Iraq War in 2002.

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