You are walking across campus and see a large group of students gathered outside the student union listening to someone talk.You stop and try to listen,but you cannot get close enough.You ask another member of the crowd what is happening,and you are told that someone was proselytizing and that some students gathered to listen while others argued.What does this tell you about crowds?
A) A crowd does not have to share a geographic location.
B) In any crowd, people have many different motivations.
C) Crowds are illogical.
D) When people join a crowd, they lose their individuality and become part of something like a collective mind.

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The fact that some students were listening while others were arguing indicates that the crowd had a variety of motivations and opinions, suggesting that there are different perspectives within a crowd. This aligns with choice B, which suggests that people in a crowd can have many different motivations.

You Are Walking Across Campus and See a Large Group