Need y'all's help with finding a word to use.

[quote]"So, isn't it then, concerning for one singular person to suddenly have a power unprecedented in American history? There will be people who are going to be naturally afraid that such power could easily be abused in the future. What sort of safeguards have been put into place to prevent the President and, to a larger extent, future administrations from misusing Warbird?" The Daily Bugle's Washington correspondent asked [b]in a manner[/b] to provoke a more emotionally charged answer.[/quote]
What's a good word to replace the words bolded?