According to the text, everyone shouts at a party in order to be heard. If instead everyone spoke at a normal volume people would still be heard, but people continue to shout because:

A. shouting can be sustained using a tit-for-tat strategy.
B. shouting is a dominated strategy.
C. the payoff matrix is unknown to the people at a party.
D. shouting is a dominant strategy.


Answer: D

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