Psychological Reactance Theory suggests all of the following strategies as a way of avoiding a negative reaction to your persuasion presentation EXCEPT:
A)Avoid direct commands.
B)Avoid extreme statements that depict terrible consequences if audience members continue to behavior in certain ways.
C)Use finger pointing to identify audience members who disagree with you
D)Advocate a middle ground that preserves the audience's freedom to decide on their own.
E)Respect your audience's perspectives, needs, and life styles.

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Psychological Reactance Theory suggests avoiding behaviors that could be perceived as threatening to an individual's freedom of choice, such as direct commands, extreme statements, or disrespecting the audience's perspectives. Using finger pointing to identify disagreeing audience members would likely increase reactance, not avoid it, making it the exception among the listed strategies.

Psychological Reactance Theory Suggests All of the Following Strategies as a Way