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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
Some of the questions seem to me a bit slanted toward current events, rather than being abstract questions of "principle." It makes for a problem when a question is phrased like this:
It's obviously meant to make you think of the Iraq war--but the problem is that although I didn't love the decision to go to war in Iraq, I actually agree with the above statement in the abstract--because it's so vague. I generally oppose war, but even I can conceive of a situation in which "war is necessary, even if it means you strike first," if the only limit is my imagination. I'm forced to answer "Agree strongly," even though in general I oppose pre-emptive war.
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Keep in mind, if you remember your high school Social Studies, you should be able to know which questions belong to which axis (x or y) and skew your results as such.
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