What Is the Take-Home Message of the Authors' Description of President

question 53

Multiple Choice

What is the take-home message of the authors' description of President Lyndon B.Johnson's decision to escalate the bombing during the Vietnam War?

• A)The need to be accurate and the need to feel good about ourselves are often compatible.
• B)The need to be accurate is stronger than the need to feel good about ourselves.
• C)The need to be accurate and the need to feel good about ourselves are always in conflict.
• D)When we forego accuracy in the interest of feeling good about ourselves,there are sometimes serious consequences.

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