A clear answer to the debate over the connection between media violence and aggression has been difficult to obtain because
A) movie and video game violence substantially increases the risk of aggressive and violent behaviour in the real world
B) only the correlation between cigarette smoking and lung cancer is stronger than the correlation between media violence and aggression
C) aggression and violence are almost never used as interchangeable concepts
D) aggression is an abstract concept with widely varying definitions

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The question implies that a clear answer to the debate is difficult to obtain because of some sort of obstacle. Choice D suggests that the obstacle is the abstract and variably defined concept of aggression. Choices A and B are clear statements about the relationship between media violence and aggression, which contradicts the question's suggestion that a clear answer is elusive. Choice C is a non sequitur since the question does not discuss interchangeable concepts.

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