Rational Ignorance Is

question 86

Multiple Choice

Rational ignorance is

• A) a result of our educational system.
• B) the curtain,or wall,of knowledge between the persons that are educated and those that are not.
• C) the curtain behind which people choose to hide to avoid knowledge about poverty and,in general,the unequal distribution of income.
• D) the curtain separating educated voters from uneducated voters.
• E) none of the above

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