You want to have a talk with your younger sister about the dangers of drugs. You begin the discussion by saying, "Now, your friends are probably going to tell you that only people with problems to begin with get into trouble with drugs, and that you're a chicken if you don't get high with them, but…" You have just used __________ to persuade her to avoid experimenting with drugs.
A) a fear-based appeal
B) a one-sided argument
C) attitude accessibility
D) attitude inoculation

Question

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By presenting a counter-argument that she is likely to encounter ("your friends are probably going to tell you..."), you are preparing her to resist that argument in the future, which is a technique known as attitude inoculation.

You Want to Have a Talk with Your Younger Sister