Seriously??

I don't usually like to complain about assignments we have to do for school, but when I'm up late trying to answer essay questions such as the following:

Jost and his colleagues have reported that politically conservative people are relatively uncertain, closed minded, and intolerant of ambiguity and change. From this it follows that conservatives would oppose universal health care, because it represents a change. Imagine that you have been elected the next president and you want to introduce universal health care. Using the knowledge you gained in the course, explain how you would convince conservatives of the virtues of universal health care.

I have to wonder...is this assignment for real??