Bethany Has Been Listening to a Political Speaker Who Is

Multiple Choice

Bethany has been listening to a political speaker who is encouraging people to support a law that would require all people to recycle aluminum cans,and severely penalize those who do not recycle.The speaker is giving strong arguments in favor of this proposed law and is couching his appeal in moral and ethical language.As a result,Bethany is becoming increasingly annoyed and resentful of the speaker and his arguments.She may be experiencing ________.

A) biased assimilation
B) acceptance
C) cognitive dissonance
D) reactance
E) counterfactual thinking