POLS 102 1st Edition Lecture 12Outline of Last Lecture 1. What is Pluralism (continued from last class)a. Policy is a compromise between groups that lobbyi. The Policy Bubbleb. Assumptions of Pluralistsi. All persons interested in an issue join groupsii. The government is a neutral institutionsiii. Groups have influence in proportion to their membershipiv. Public Policy actually is a compromise between all interested groups.Outline of Current Lecture1. Receive-Accept-Sample model of info processinga. How individuals process and use info b. Four assumptions2. Paper requirementsCurrent LectureRECEIVE-ACCEPT-SAMPLE MODEL OF INFORMATION PROCESSING - (1) the RAS model is a perspective on how individuals process and use information from the political environment to express opinionso Predispositions (see “Acquiring Opinions,” pp.472-4 of KJK)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o Persuasive Messages  Information given to us to persuade  State of the Uniono Cueing Messages (see “Opinion Leadership,” pp. 458-460 of text) Gives us context on why we should believe the persuasive message o Political Awareness (Political Knowledge, 451) How much you know about politics  Political knowledge varies o Considerations  Things that we believe  Messages that have been accepted o “Top of the Head” Considerationso Sampling  Refers to what we do when we decide what our opinion is on a public policy matter - (2) RAS is based on four assumptions o Reception Assumption  The greater a person’s level of cognitive engagement with an issue, themore likely she or he is to be exposed to and comprehend (i.e. “receive”) political messages concerning that issue.o Resistance Assumption  People resist arguments that are inconsistent with what they already believe o Accessibility Assumption  The more recently a consideration has been called to mind or thought about, the less time it takes to retrieve that consideration or related considerations from memory and bring them to the top of the head foruse.o Response Assumption Individuals answer survey questions by averaging across the considerations that are immediately salient or accessible to them.IN CLASS, WE WENT OVER THE PAPER REQUIREMENTS AGAIN.(1) The first draft is due in class on Tues., Mar. 3. You must turn in a hard copy of your paperin class and an electronic copy of this paper through Turnitin on eCampus. I will set the Turnitin assignment up under "Course Content" on eCampus. It has to be uploaded by the start of class.(2) Your paper must have (A) a title page with the title of your paper and your name, (B) five pages of text, and (C) a works cited page(s). You should start the first page of text at the top of the page. (3) Your thesis must be that something stated by me in class (or written in the textbook/readings by the authors) is correct (or incorrect). One way of doing this is to quote a statement that I made in class that you have recorded in your notes or quote a passage from the reading. Then, write something to the effect of, "In this paper, my thesis is that this statement is correct/incorrect" or "In this paper, I will argue in favor/against this view."(4) Any information written in your paper that you obtain from sources must be cited. Cite it in the text and on the works cited page (as discussed in the instructions). See the discussion of good sources in the paper