Vanna is anxiously watching the jeweller appraise the engagement ring Chad recently gave her.She knows that it might not be proper to go behind Chad's back and have the ring appraised,but she wants to insure it (and she really wants to know just 'how much' Chad loves her).Attaching abstract values such as love to concrete attributes such as size and clarity of the stone is a process called ________.

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Laddering is the process of attaching abstract values to concrete attributes. In this case, Vanna is linking the value of Chad's love to the specific attributes of the engagement ring, such as its size and clarity.

Vanna Is Anxiously Watching the Jeweller Appraise the Engagement Ring