Amelia Is Trying Hard to Explain to Ricardo Why Women

Multiple Choice

Amelia is trying hard to explain to Ricardo why women should not be restricted to the home. Even though Ricardo has no firm basis for his beliefs, Amelia's logical arguments fail to persuade him in this case because __________.

A) logical arguments rarely work on the emotional basis of attitudes
B) Ricardo holds negative stereotypes about women, including Amelia
C) Amelia's arguments are too difficult to follow
D) logical arguments rarely change sex-role stereotypes