Question

The people of griglac and xula are warring over a disputed border between their countries. the griglacians feel they are defending their territory but those in xula feel that griglac started the war by invading xula. these _____ perceptions are causing the conflict to escalate.

Answer 1

These "mirror-image" perceptions are causing the conflict to escalate.

Mirror-image perceptions allude to the complementary perspectives of each other frequently held by parties in struggle; for instance, each may see itself as good and peace-cherishing and alternate as malicious and forceful.