Imaginary war is a psychological warfare but in the brink of using nuclear warfare such as what happened during the cold war. They stopped using massive soldiers and be taken to alliance countries. The political benefit is power although they are just giving words it's already in the thin line of instigation. However, this created a negative impact on the people that anytime they are not sure if they would still live or not.
Answer:
cognitive dissonance
Explanation:
Cognitive dissonance is the state of an individual where he or she develops conflicting beliefs, attitudes or behavior. When an individual's belief starts clashing with the new facts, they tend to resolve the contradiction to reduces their discomfort. For example, when people start to eat more junk food or adapt to an unhealthy lifestyle (behavior) and it leads to obesity( cognition), they are in a state of cognitive dissonance.
As per the question, Alan knows that drinking is harmful but still gives reason to justify it therefore he is in a state of cognitive dissonance.
The answer is c because it just is
