The public interest is the result of a dialogue about shared values rather than the ________ of individual self-interests.
A) Assertion
B) Expansion
C) Reduction
D) Aggregation

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The sentence is suggesting that the public interest is not simply the sum total or reduction of individual self-interests but rather a result of a dialogue about shared values. The term that best fits this idea is "aggregation," which refers to the process of combining individual items into a collective whole, as in the aggregation of individual opinions and values into a shared understanding of the public interest.

The Public Interest Is the Result of a Dialogue About