During a question-and-answer period following the Senator's presentation, a few

audience members stated their disagreement with her position regarding a military draft,
suggesting that an all-volunteer system supplied adequate numbers and

promoted quality.
How should we regard this disagreement?
A) Democracy is threatened when citizens become critical of their elected leaders.
B) The exchange is an opportunity to contemplate new information and perspective.
C) The senator had failed to adequately research her audience and adapt to them.
D) The citizens have not met their responsibility to fairly evaluate the senator's ideas.


B

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