Which of the Following Defines Exonerating Circumstances

Which of the following defines exonerating circumstances?

A) Outcomes can be explained by changing the context.
B) Negotiators who use multiple explanations are more likely to have better outcomes.
C) Negotiators explain their positions from a broader perspective, suggesting that while their current position may appear negative it derives from positive motives.
D) Negotiators suggest that they had no choice in taking the positions they did.