Jerome has a "C" average in his philosophy course and a "B" average in his economics course. He decides to study an extra hour for his philosophy exam. This is an example of:

A. thinking at the margin.
B. using assumptions to simplify.
C. ceteris paribus.
D. caveat emptor.


Answer: A

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