What is a formal way of saying "i was being dumb? "

I acted very unintelligently.

Explanation:

You could replace dumb with a more profounded way.

every four years the american people choose a new president, and 1988 is one of those years."

the answer is definitely option c. "sonnet xxxi best illustrates the division. in the octave, the poet observes that the moon is in love. in the sestet, he gives his reaction to the fickleness of woman's love."