Which statement best describes the relationship between vertical and horizontal ties that the author highlights in the text?

A. Horizontal ties explain how people pass information along and vertical ties explain how people receive information from others.
B. Horizontal ties are stronger ties because they connect family members and vertical ties are weaker because they connect strangers.
C. Horizontal ties are relationships that are built over a longer period of time and vertical ties are relationships that are built in an emergency.
D. Horizontal ties refer to the relationships between people in a community and vertical ties refer to relationships between a community and decision makers.

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D. Horizontal ties refer to the relationships between people in a community and vertical ties refer to relationships between a community and decision makers.