According to the authors of your text, one major problem with preparing excuses in advance of possible failure is that __________.
A) we may come to believe those excuses and exert less effort to succeed
B) others may believe our excuses and make us the object of pity
C) an excess of excuses can lead to negative attributions of irresponsibility
D) when people believe our excuses, we overestimate our abilities

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Preparing excuses in advance can lead us to believe those excuses ourselves, which might result in exerting less effort towards achieving success, as we might subconsciously rely on the prepared excuses.

According to the Authors of Your Text, One Major Problem