In the context of negative emotions, which of the following is true of invoking anger?

a. When people in an audience are angered, they are motivated to "redeem" themselves.
b. People experience anger when they violate a moral, ethical, or religious code.
c. The attention people give to an argument is lost when they are angered by it.
d. Care must be taken to ensure that listeners do not lose their reasoning.


d. Care must be taken to ensure that listeners do not lose their reasoning.
We experience anger when someone demeans us or someone we love. Speakers who choose to evoke anger must not incite listeners to the degree that their reasoning processes are short-circuited.

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