Whom would you trust as most reliable? Discuss the credibility and authority of each individual or group listed with regard to the following issue:It's quite important that you travel to another town about four hours away by car, but you are concerned about whether you should drive because of adverse weather conditions.a. the local television newsb. the local newspaperc. a friend who has made the trip in all kinds of weatherd. the state police telephone servicee. the local police department

What will be an ideal response?


In descending order, we'd trust (d), (a), (e), (b), and (c). The local police probably know more about local conditions but less about conditions some distance away; the local newspaper's information may be too old to be useful; and we don't trust a friend who will drive in just about any weather conditions.

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