"When asked what emotions the news generates, “informed” was the most common response." A pet peeve of mine is the fact that any word can now be an emotion. "I

"When asked what emotions the news generates, “informed” was the most common response." A pet peeve of mine is the fact that any word can now be an emotion. "Informed" is not an emotion. It's is a state you reach on your way to a base emotion that is dictated by what you've just been informed about.