When appeals for the unborn, for the hungry, or for animal rights are personalized with a compelling photograph or description, which of the following factors of obedience is most likely influencing a viewer's compassion toward the victim?

A. victim's authority
B. victim's distance
C. victim's ethnicity
D. victim's gender


Answer: B

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