Which of the following is an example of using a hedge in a conversation?
a. It's really cold in here, isn't it?
b. I think it is kind of cold in here, would you mind turning down there air?
c. I may be wrong but it feels way colder today than yesterday.
d. It feels much colder today. Am I wrong?
b
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three weeks; two weeks two days; five days one week; three weeks two weeks; three weeks
Agatha Harkness-Smythe is determined to ban guns in the United States. This is a controversial topic and social scientists have debated whether the ownership of guns by citizens increases or decreases crime
Agatha could go to the library and look up studies on the linkage between guns and crime rates. Instead, Agatha just reads the local newspaper and only cuts out articles about robberies in which the "bad guy" used a firearm. Agatha is demonstrating: A) mental set B) confirmation bias C) stereotype threat D) mindlessness