Which of the following can lead to placing the blame for harmful actions on the wrong person?
A) use of modus tollens arguments
B) the use of valid deductive, instead of inductive, arguments
C) failure to correctly perceive the cause of an action
D) None of these answers is correct.

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A failure to appreciate the actual cause (or causes) of an act can lead to blame being laid on the wrong person (or people). For instance, blaming the prevalence of date rape on the victims or even the character of the perpetrator fails to ignore underlying cultural factors that make a direct and important contribution for the prevalence.

Which of the Following Can Lead to Placing the Blame