Leaders' emotional cues may predict acts of terror or political aggression

Leaders' emotional cues may predict acts of terror or political aggression: Leaders often use rousing speeches to evoke powerful emotions, and those emotions may predict when a group will commit an act of violence or terrorism, according to new research. Analysis of speeches delivered by government, activist and terrorist leaders found that leaders' expressions of anger, contempt and disgust spiked immediately before their group committed an act of violence.

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