Angela and Veronica could not be lured into __________: they preferred to think and act independently rather than do everything the group said or did.

Mob mentality is the tendency to follow a group's actions or opinions without thinking independently. Angela and Veronica preferred to think and act for themselves, so they could not be lured into mob mentality. Symbolism, theme, and rhetoric do not describe following a crowd.

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