A second-mover advantage is the:
A)strategic advantage that can follow from taking an action that adapts to your rival's choice.
B)change in options that occurs after one player has made a choice.
C)second player's offsetting of any gains to the first mover by pruning.
D)reduced set of options that must be considered in making a choice.

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A second-mover advantage refers to the ability to take advantage of the first-mover's actions and adapt to them, thus gaining a strategic advantage. This contrasts with a first-mover advantage, which is the advantage gained by the player who moves first. Option B is incorrect as it describes a sequential game tree where players move one after the other. Option C is incorrect as pruning is a strategy used by the first mover to reduce the number of choices available to the second mover. Option D is also incorrect as the set of options available may not necessarily be reduced for the second mover.

A Second-Mover Advantage Is The