Discretion is defined as the ability to ______.

a. make choices and to act or not act on them
b. distinguish between right and wrong
c. make informed decisions on the basis of ideology and folk-knowledge
d. make ill-informed choices that are not based on experience


a. make choices and to act or not act on them

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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