An anecdote in your text describes a dialogue between a soldier from the Vietnam War and Aronson,who was shocked by this veteran's view of the Vietnamese as "not fully human." What is the reason that Aronson suggests explains why this veteran dehumanized the Vietnamese?

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Aronson suggests that the veteran dehumanized the Vietnamese to alleviate his guilt for harming innocent people during the war. This is a common defense mechanism called "diffusion of responsibility," in which individuals avoid taking full responsibility for their actions by dehumanizing their victims.

An Anecdote in Your Text Describes a Dialogue Between a Soldier