Which of the following statement(s) is/are example(s) of the type of critical thinking needed for citizens in a democracy: a. many people have ulterior motives so their recommendations need to be taken with skepticism. experts are sometimes wrong and the people we trust might be biased. therefore, we need to utilize many different sources of information before making political decisions. b. different people have different views, but even experts can be wrong which is why we need to find many different sources of information before making a political decision. c. if an individual in a position of authority (e. g., police officer; teacher; member of the clergy) says something, it is my duty to obey and to believe what they say. d. the experts are generally correct, but we should look for multiple different sources of information before reaching a conclusion.

a. Many people have ulterior motives so their recommendations need to be taken with skepticism. Experts are sometimes wrong and the people we trust might be biased. Therefore, we need to utilize many different sources of information before making political decisions.  

Explanation:

Before making any political decisions, people need to take care and should take help of different sources of information because people may be biased and sometimes experts might also be wrong. Many people may have a hidden reason for taking a political decision so their decision should be doubted. As it involves the critical thinking of skepticism as people have a healthy questioning attitude to new decisions

Hence the correct option is (a).

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achieved status a social position (status) obtained through an individual's own talents and efforts.

affirmative action the requirement that employers make special efforts to recruits hire and promote qualified members of previously excluded groups including women and minorities.

aggregate a collection of unrelated people who do not know one another but who may occupy a common space--for example, a crowd of people crossing a city street.

agrarian societies societies in which large scale cultivation using plows and draft animals is the primary means of subsistence.

alienation the separation or estrangement of individuals from themselves and from others.

amalgamation the biological as well as cultural assimilation (merging) of racial or ethnic groups.

anomalies in science observations or problems that cannot be explained or solved in terms of a prevailing paradigm.

anomie a breakdown or confusion in the norms, values, and culture of a group or a society. a condition of relative normlessness.

anomie theory the theory suggesting that deviance and crime occur when there is an acute gap between cultural norms and goals and the socially structured opportunities for individuals to achieve those goals.

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aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy and tyranny

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