Studies of how casualty rates affect public opinion show that as death rates rise, people

A. develop more favorable attitudes toward the war.
B. support withdrawal from the war.
C. support surrender.
D. support escalation in the fighting to defeat the enemy more quickly.
E. support withdrawal after a series of powerful strikes.


Answer: D

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