Question

Sarah was not strongly in favor of a proposal to build a city bike path. at a meeting, she learns that not only will the path provide recreational opportunities and allow for some decrease in traffic, but that in towns with paths, the crime rate tends to go down and businesses along the path do better. she is now strongly in favor of the proposal. the theory that best explains her change of opinion is the ________ theory.

Answer 1

She is now strongly in favor of the proposal. the theory that best explains her change of opinion is the persuasive arguments theory. A persuasive argument theory is also know as PAT. This theory is centered around the idea that people will make cognitive decisions and arguments prior to a discussion about them. Persuasive arguments predict how individuals may make a decision prior to a discussion about it.