Victims of Groupthink Often Appoint Themselves as Mindguards to ________

Victims of groupthink often appoint themselves as mindguards to ________.

A) minimize the seriousness of the doubts members raise and put tremendous pressure on them to agree to the group's consensus
B) stereotype leaders of opposition groups in harsh terms and refuse to listen to their opinions or negotiate with them
C) reassure themselves about obvious dangers, become overly optimistic, and be willing to take extraordinary risks
D) protect the leader and other members of the group from adverse information that could cause conflict over the correctness of a course of action