April Must Find Four Sources for a Term Paper She

question 5

Multiple Choice

April must find four sources for a term paper she is writing on the effectiveness of public assistance such as welfare in combating poverty.April tends to oppose welfare on philosophical grounds.April probably will:

• A)summarize four studies suggesting that welfare is actually effective in order to consciously guard against her known biases.
• B)find four studies suggesting that welfare is effective but then attempt to discredit this research.
• C)review two studies on each side of the debate in a fair and balanced way.
• D)summarize four studies suggesting that welfare is ineffective at combating poverty.

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Cognitive Abilities

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