Silas has heard repeatedly from his parents about the potential dangers of smoking. he agrees with his parents and so at a party he refuses a cigarette offered to him by one of the most popular students at school. in this situation, what type of thinking is most likely dominating silas' decision to decline the cigarette

Silas's parents probably warned him of the major risk of smoking, addiction, and disease, the worst being cancer.

The cigarette contains more than 4,700 toxic substances and is a public health problem. Several studies report the direct relationship between smoking and cancer, especially lung cancer.

Anyway, there are several other reasons for a person not to start smoking, among which we can mention, respiratory problems, blood circulation problems, yellowing of teeth, skin problems, physical indisposition, diabetes, heart problems, pulmonary emphysema. .. not to mention the unpleasant smell that this leaves in the hands!

Being warned of any problems that the cigarette causes and knowing that the cigar is addictive, any possible damage that Silas has thought is serious and serves as a warning so that he does not accept the cigarette of the most popular student of the school. This student is going down a dangerous path in the future and Silas should not take any chances.

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the correct answer is "c": the pillars proclaimed his regret at the bloodshed at the battle of kalinga and his conversion to buddhism.

the kalinga war is considered as one of the largest battles in the history of india. it was fought between the between the maurya empire, which ruled the lands of what is now known as india at the time, and the independent feudal kingdom of kalinga.

the army of maurya empire, led by its king ashoka, fought a prolonged war against kalinga. the war ended around 262 bce with the victory of the maurya empire. it is believed that ashoka, after having witnessed the loss of many lives during this war, felt deep responsibility and eventually converted into buddhism.