Which of the following arguments uses an avoidance rationalization to perpetuate prejudice?
A) If those women didn't have so many babies, they could come off welfare.
B) Instead of studying why we are so different in this diversity class, why don't we study how we are alike.
C) Now that an African-American president has been elected, there is no more racism in the United States.
D) Gay people should keep their sexual preferences to themselves if they don't want to be bothered.

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Avoidance rationalization involves diverting attention from the issue of prejudice by suggesting a focus on similarities rather than addressing the differences and the prejudice itself.

Which of the Following Arguments Uses an Avoidance Rationalization to Perpetuate