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Objection	M(SD)
Dismissal-Objectionable Comment	2.30(1.25)^c	5.47(1.76)^bc	4.79(1.84)^bc	3.77(1.80)^b
Imploring-Conscientious Appeal	2.38(1.21)^bc	5.93(1.24)^c	5.25(1.71)^c	4.85(1.49)^c
Imploring-Logical Appeal	2.46(1.24)^bc	5.80(1.31)^bc	5.32(1.74)^c	4.86(1.74)^c
Threatening-Reputational Attack	3.28(1.44)^b	4.76(1.80)^b	4.03(2.02)^b	3.52(1.75)^b
Threatening-Violent Warning	4.91(1.31)^a	2.38(1.43)^a	1.97(1.34)^a	2.11(1.40)^a
Preserving-Personal Abstinence	2.48(1.27)^bc	5.18(1.59)^bc	4.33(1.64)^bc	3.55(1.73)^b
Preserving-Group Maintenance	2.58(1.44)^bc	5.18(1.81)^bc	4.70(1.94)^bc	3.73(1.93)^b

Objection	M(SD)
Dismissal-Objectionable Comment	2.30(1.25)^c	5.47(1.76)^bc	4.79(1.84)^bc	3.77(1.80)^b
Imploring-Conscientious Appeal	2.38(1.21)^bc	5.93(1.24)^c	5.25(1.71)^c	4.85(1.49)^c
Imploring-Logical Appeal	2.46(1.24)^bc	5.80(1.31)^bc	5.32(1.74)^c	4.86(1.74)^c
Threatening-Reputational Attack	3.28(1.44)^b	4.76(1.80)^b	4.03(2.02)^b	3.52(1.75)^b
Threatening-Violent Warning	4.91(1.31)^a	2.38(1.43)^a	1.97(1.34)^a	2.11(1.40)^a
Preserving-Personal Abstinence	2.48(1.27)^bc	5.18(1.59)^bc	4.33(1.64)^bc	3.55(1.73)^b
Preserving-Group Maintenance	2.58(1.44)^bc	5.18(1.81)^bc	4.70(1.94)^bc	3.73(1.93)^b

Table 3.

Pairwise comparisons of objections on severity, moral judgment, attitudes, and perceived effectiveness toward the objection

Objection	M(SD)
Objection	Severity	Moral judgment	Attitude	Effectiveness
Dismissal-Objectionable Comment	2.30(1.25)^c	5.47(1.76)^bc	4.79(1.84)^bc	3.77(1.80)^b
Imploring-Conscientious Appeal	2.38(1.21)^bc	5.93(1.24)^c	5.25(1.71)^c	4.85(1.49)^c
Imploring-Logical Appeal	2.46(1.24)^bc	5.80(1.31)^bc	5.32(1.74)^c	4.86(1.74)^c
Threatening-Reputational Attack	3.28(1.44)^b	4.76(1.80)^b	4.03(2.02)^b	3.52(1.75)^b
Threatening-Violent Warning	4.91(1.31)^a	2.38(1.43)^a	1.97(1.34)^a	2.11(1.40)^a
Preserving-Personal Abstinence	2.48(1.27)^bc	5.18(1.59)^bc	4.33(1.64)^bc	3.55(1.73)^b
Preserving-Group Maintenance	2.58(1.44)^bc	5.18(1.81)^bc	4.70(1.94)^bc	3.73(1.93)^b

Objection	M(SD)
Objection	Severity	Moral judgment	Attitude	Effectiveness
Dismissal-Objectionable Comment	2.30(1.25)^c	5.47(1.76)^bc	4.79(1.84)^bc	3.77(1.80)^b
Imploring-Conscientious Appeal	2.38(1.21)^bc	5.93(1.24)^c	5.25(1.71)^c	4.85(1.49)^c
Imploring-Logical Appeal	2.46(1.24)^bc	5.80(1.31)^bc	5.32(1.74)^c	4.86(1.74)^c
Threatening-Reputational Attack	3.28(1.44)^b	4.76(1.80)^b	4.03(2.02)^b	3.52(1.75)^b
Threatening-Violent Warning	4.91(1.31)^a	2.38(1.43)^a	1.97(1.34)^a	2.11(1.40)^a
Preserving-Personal Abstinence	2.48(1.27)^bc	5.18(1.59)^bc	4.33(1.64)^bc	3.55(1.73)^b
Preserving-Group Maintenance	2.58(1.44)^bc	5.18(1.81)^bc	4.70(1.94)^bc	3.73(1.93)^b

Note: Within columns, objection types that share the same letter are not different from each other at a p-value level of .05.