In the political ads for Representative Joe Smith,the Democratic candidate,he is portrayed by the Republican-sponsored ads as being dishonest and poor at his job.Yet,the ads for Joe Smith,which are paid for by the Democratic supporters,describe him as being caring,honest,and a hard worker.The sponsors of these advertisements know that ads can affect whom voters choose on Election Day.This tendency of decision makers,the voters in this case,to be influenced by how a situation or problem is presented to them is known as ____.
A)framing bias
B)stirring the waters
C)goal displacement
D)overconfidence bias
E)the fog effect

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Framing bias is the tendency of decision makers to be influenced by the way a situation or problem is presented to them.For instance,customers have been found to prefer meat that is framed as "85% lean meat" instead of "15% fat," although of course they are the same thing.

In the Political Ads for Representative Joe Smith,the Democratic Candidate,he