Dehumanizing an enemy (e.g., referring to Germans as "Krauts" or Japanese as "Nips" or "Japs" during World War II or referring to Vietnamese as "gooks" during the Vietnam War) can contribute to further aggression and even wartime atrocities by __________.

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Dehumanizing an enemy reduces our ability to empathize with them, making it easier to justify aggressive and violent actions towards them. This can contribute to further aggression and even wartime atrocities.

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