The famous boxer Muhammad Ali claimed he was a conscientious objector and that he should legally be allowed to avoid military service during the Vietnam War. Some people saw his behavior and immediately applied the discounting principle. This means that they .

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The famous boxer Muhammad Ali claimed he was a conscientious objector and that he should legally be allowed to avoid military service during the Vietnam War. Some people saw his behavior and immediately applied the discounting principle. This means that they

a.  thought there was a high likelihood that Ali just wanted to avoid getting hurt or killed in the war and thus was lying about being a conscientious objector.

b.  realized Ali was standing up for his true beliefs.

c.  realized Ali was simply trying to decrease consensus.

d.  discounted the role that Ali's history as a boxer played in his behavior.

a.  thought there was a high likelihood that Ali just wanted to avoid getting hurt or killed in the war and thus was lying about being a conscientious objector.

Explanation:

The discounting principle refers to the idea that people assign lessened importance to a distinct cause of action if there are other likely reasons behind that action. In this case, Some people didn´t believe Ali´s explanation about why he wanted to avoid military service. While he claimed it was about him being a conscientious objector, many thought it was just an excuse to get out of that duty.