Analogy — Match the “attitude vs influence needed” relation: Loathe : Coercion

Introduction / Context:
The pair “Loathe : Coercion” suggests that when someone loathes (strongly dislikes) doing something, external pressure such as coercion may be applied to make them comply. The underlying relation is negative disposition → counteracting influence required. We need a second pair that mirrors “hesitation/dislike met with an influence designed to overcome it.”

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Loathing implies strong unwillingness.
• Coercion is a forceful method to overcome refusal.

Concept / Approach:
Find a pair where the first word expresses unwillingness/hesitation and the second names a (non-identical) social influence to counter it. Prefer conceptual alignment over emotional valence alone.

Step-by-Step Solution:
(a) Detest : Caressing → caressing is affectionate; mismatch with overcoming unwillingness in a goal-directed sense.(b) Irritate : Caressing → again emotional mismatch.(c) Irate : Antagonism → both negative attitudes; not “influence to overcome.”(d) Reluctant : Persuasion → reluctance is mild unwillingness; persuasion is the social influence applied to overcome it. This mirrors the stem (with “coercion” being a harsher influence than “persuasion”).

Verification / Alternative check:
Both pairs encode “undesire to act” vs “pressure/influence to act,” differing mainly in intensity (coercion stronger than persuasion) but preserving the structural relation.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
(a), (b) mismatch the social-influence idea; (c) presents two attitudes, not attitude vs influence.

Common Pitfalls:
Assuming both terms must be strictly antonyms; here they form a problem–remedy relation.

Final Answer:
Reluctant : Persuasion