Adam,an Affluent,middle-Aged Man,denies the Threat of Climate Change and Argues

Adam,an affluent,middle-aged man,denies the threat of climate change and argues that it is just propaganda by international organizations to impose unreasonable taxes on citizens.He likes to go on expensive leisure trips.He likes to heat or cool his house according to the surrounding temperature and does not want to change his lifestyle.In the context of persuasion,Adam's resistance to climate science is due to ________ in this scenario.

A) misinformation
B) motivated reasoning
C) pluralistic ignorance
D) the overjustification effect