I don’t like the framing of people believing what they’ve been told by teachers, parents, and the media all their life all being gullible imbeciles.
Some of them even examine both sides to get a full understanding of the issue, by watching both CNN and Fox News.
I use all 3.
If it’s very short and there’s 2 or more in a row, I’ll put it all in one line.
If there’s a bunch of nested if statements, I’ll use the second.
If neither of those conditons, I’ll use the first.