Groups of citizens from liberal Boulder,Colorado,and groups of citizens from conservative Colorado Springs,Colorado,were asked to discuss socially relevant issues such as affirmative action and same-sex unions.After group discussion,the groups from Boulder expressed increasingly ________ positions and the groups from Colorado Springs expressed increasingly ________ positions.
A) liberal;liberal
B) moderate;moderate
C) conservative;liberal
D) liberal;conservative

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The question states that citizens from liberal Boulder and conservative Colorado Springs were asked to discuss socially relevant issues, which implies that the groups had fixed political leanings prior to the discussion. The groups from Boulder expressed increasingly liberal positions, which suggests that they had a liberal bias to begin with and were more likely to adopt even more liberal views after discussing the issues. On the other hand, the groups from Colorado Springs expressed increasingly conservative positions, indicating that they had a conservative bias to start with and were more likely to reinforce their conservative views during the discussion. Therefore, the best choice is D, liberal for Boulder and conservative for Colorado Springs.

Groups of Citizens from Liberal Boulder,Colorado,and Groups of Citizens from Conservative