Under which of the following circumstances would a voter adopt a stance of rational ignorance instead of choosing to be informed of the public choices at hand in an election?
A) when the benefit consumers anticipate from becoming informed exceeds the anticipated cost of doing so
B) when the voters have a special interest in the legislation
C) when information and the time required to acquire and digest it are scarce
D) when the median voter in an electorate determines public choices
E) when political candidates try to get elected by appealing to the median voter
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