A disadvantage of recruiting asexual research subjects from a single online community is that
A) the persons belonging to the online community may constitute a unique group within the asexual population.
B) the persons belonging to the online community have already acknowledged their asexuality as an identity.
C) asexual individuals who do not belong to the community will be systematically omitted.
D) All of these.

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A) recruiting from a single online community may not provide a representative sample of the entire asexual population, as the individuals belonging to the group may not be representative of the broader population.

B) individuals who are already part of an online community may be more likely to have acknowledged and accepted their asexuality as an identity, whereas others who have not yet done so may not have sought out such communities.

C) individuals who do not belong to the particular online community being utilized for recruitment will be systematically omitted from the study, which can limit the generalizability of findings.

Therefore, the best answer is D, as all of these are potential disadvantages of recruiting asexual research participants from a single online community.

A Disadvantage of Recruiting Asexual Research Subjects from a Single