Selena reads newspapers very frequently, and likes to follow high-profile criminal cases. At the time of the trial of Bernard Madoff for committing the largest financial fraud in U.S. history, Selena read almost every article that came out about the case. One day she was traveling. She read an article about Madoff in a filthy bus station on her way home, and then a similar article that evening sitting in her bright, clean house. Theory on metaphor's role in cognition suggests that Selena would have the HARSHEST opinion of Madoff in which setting?

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According to the theory on metaphor's role in cognition, the physical environment can affect our emotional and cognitive responses. In this case, the dirty and uncomfortable bus station may trigger negative emotions in Selena, which can potentially lead to a harsher opinion of Madoff. Therefore, the setting would have an impact on Selena's opinion, and the harshest opinion would be formed in the bus station.

Selena Reads Newspapers Very Frequently, and Likes to Follow High-Profile