Charles has been asked to make a judgment as to how long a line is and state it publicly to a group of others. He indicates that he believes the line is 20 cm long. The four other people in the group all state they think it is around 7 cm long. Charles is then given a chance to change is answer if he wants. What does Charles do?
A) Changes his answer to around 7 cm long as well.
B) Changes his answer to longer than he originally predicted.
C) Changes his answer to halfway between his original guess and the guess of the group.
D) Does not change his answer and sticks with his response of 20 cm long.

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Charles should stick with his original response of 20 cm long. This is because the group's guesses may be influenced by social pressure or a desire to conform to the group's opinion, rather than their own independent judgment. Charles should trust his own judgment, especially if he has a valid reason for his estimate. Additionally, even if the group's guesses were accurate, Charles may have information or perspective that the group does not have.

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