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here's your shmoop du jour brought to

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you by overalls, the perfect finishing touch to any outfit now if only our prom [Boy wearing prom suit and overalls]

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date thought the same thing... all right well here's the question the

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members of a traveling carnival distinguish themselves through giant

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orange striped overalls whether this peculiar characteristic is an example of

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relocation diffusion or expansion diffusion depends on whether what and

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here are the potential answers....

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pull on your thinking overall [Man puts on thinking overalls]

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and if you don't have a pair we highly recommend them they're super comfy we

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got a question to answer but before we answer it we need to be clear on the

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different kinds of diffusion so let's make sure we know what's what...In

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expansion diffusion an idea or innovation is spread with a certain [Expansion diffusion definition]

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population so if we look at the locals of the town where the carnival started [Locals on a boat]

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and lots of citizens are starting to wear the orange striped overalls then

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that's expansion diffusion and if you're a local maybe a reason to buy yourself a [Locals wearing orange striped overalls]

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pair so that you're not left out on the other hand in relocation diffusion an

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idea or innovation is spread through people moving from one place to another

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so if the town's being visited by the carnival experienced an uptick in orange [People in orange striped overalls appear at a carnival]

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striped overall wearing well that would be a clear case of relocation diffusion and

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also an episode of Fashion Police just waiting to happen knowing all that it's

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clear that whether the overall fad is an example of relocation diffusion or

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expansion diffusion depends on whether other people adopt the practice of

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wearing the overalls that means D is our answer right now we can take on the more

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difficult question of whether we want to pick up a pair of those snazzy orange [Boy looking inside store and people walk by with orange striped overalls]

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striped overall what? we've always wanted to be on Fashion Police

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