In which situation is a “negative persuasion” effect occurring?

a. when a speaker moves the audience in the opposite direction of what was intended
b. when an audience perceives a speaker as overly pessimistic and gloomy
c. when a speaker stirs listeners to accept a harmful or hateful viewpoint
d. when a hostile audience is swayed by an unusually charismatic speaker

Answer: a

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