As described in the text, "political thinking" is the reflection of an individual's ideological position when applied to political issues. results from an individual allowing personal bias to inform all thoughts about political issues, instead of doing objective learning or research to form an opinion. is the result of an individual's attempts to seek out news media that reinforce a pre-existing political bias. is a strategy taken by those seeking election to public office in which their publicly stated positions are designed to maximize their attractiveness to the widest voting bloc. involves the careful gathering and sifting of information in the process of forming a knowledgeable view about a political issue.