Two presidential candidates decided to take different approaches to "getting out the vote." One political campaign went the social media route, Tweeting, Facebooking, and mobilizing voters online. The other political campaign went the face-to-face route, knocking on doors and holding rallies. On election day, both campaigns were surprised to see that each had mobilized a great number of voters - voter turnout was unprecedented for both candidates. This best illustrates ______.

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The scenario best illustrates equifinality, which refers to the concept that different initial conditions can result in the same outcome. In this case, the two different approaches used by the presidential candidates (social media vs. face-to-face) resulted in the same outcome of unprecedented voter turnout.

Two Presidential Candidates Decided to Take Different Approaches to "Getting