S.I. Hayakawa's ladder of abstraction:
A. encourages you to begin to respond more conditionally to what happens in your life because things are not always what they seem to be.
B. demonstrates that the higher you go on the ladder, the better you will be understood.
C. proves that those unwilling to make the climb up the ladder are likely to have difficulty making moral decisions, controlling anger, and even feeling emotions.
D. helps clarify the distinction between connotative and denotative words.
Answer: A. encourages you to begin to respond more conditionally to what happens in your life because things are not always what they seem to be.
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