Anne, a social worker, listens to her client's account of how her children have been whiny and disrespectful to her. Anne responds, "I am sure they don't mean to act this way; they are just tired." This statement is an example of a(n):
A)counterattack.
B)sarcasm.
C)criticism.
D)excuse.

Question

Anne, a social worker, listens to her client's account of how her children have been whiny and disrespectful to her. Anne responds, "I am sure they don't mean to act this way; they are just tired." This statement is an example of a(n):
A)​counterattack.
B)​sarcasm.
C)​criticism.
D)​excuse.

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Anne's statement is an excuse because she is making a justification for the children's behavior instead of addressing the client's concern about their disrespectfulness.

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