John recently received his semester grades and found that he had failed two courses. He says the reason he failed the two courses is that they were taught by female professors and everyone knows that women are really not smart enough to teach at the college level. In this example, the female professors are________ .
A) being discriminated against by John
B) scapegoats and being blamed for John's grades
C) being harassed by John
D) probably not smart enough to teach in a college
E) prejudiced against John because he is male

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John is using the female professors as scapegoats, blaming them for his poor performance instead of taking responsibility for his own actions.

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